1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Montana House District 39
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Harold L. Poulsen (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Jesse A. Ohara (R) by 3.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Harold L. PoulsenDemocrat · winner
51.5%1,507
Jesse A. OharaRepublican · incumbent
48.5%1,419
2,926 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET