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1986 election for Montana House District 29

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Gene Demars (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating David L. McClure (R) by 2.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Gene DemarsDemocrat · winner
51.2%2,150
48.8%2,053
4,203 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+7.71976R+3.31978R+14.81980D+2.31986D+10.11988R+5.31990

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