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1986Final results

1986 election for Montana House District 3

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Ben Cohen (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Ed Grogan (R) by 27.5 points.

Ben CohenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%1,953
Ed GroganRepublican
36.2%1,110
3,063 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

EvenR+2.01978R+21.61980D+5.41984D+27.51986D+6.51988D+28.51990

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