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1986Final results

1986 election for Montana House District 30

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Larry Hal Grinde (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Jeff Shelden (D) by 1.4 points.

Larry Hal GrindeRepublican · winner
50.7%1,803
Jeff SheldenDemocrat
49.3%1,752
3,555 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+9.41980D+48.71982R+42.81984R+1.41986R+33.51992D+13.71996

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