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1986Final results

1986 election for Montana House District 28

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

L. Dean Switzer (R) won with 82.4% of the vote, defeating Jerry Schillinger (D) by 64.8 points.

L. Dean SwitzerRepublican · winner · incumbent
82.4%2,477
17.6%529
3,006 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+15.81976D+12.91982R+15.61984R+64.81986R+8.01988R+8.91990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET