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1986Final results

1986 election for Montana House District 35

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Gerald D. Nisbet (D) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating Jon D. Contway (R) by 57.5 points.

Gerald D. NisbetDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.8%1,543
Jon D. ContwayRepublican
21.2%416
1,959 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+15.21978R+18.21980D+25.51982D+57.51986D+9.91988D+13.51990

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