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1986Final results

1986 election for Montana House District 52

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Barry Stang (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Carl M. Saunders (R) by 28.6 points.

Barry StangDemocrat · winner
64.3%1,976
35.7%1,097
3,073 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+26.11978R+2.31980D+7.71984D+28.61986D+46.61990D+27.31992

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