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1986 election for Montana House District 53

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Al Meyers (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Ervin Davis (D) by 2.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Al MeyersRepublican · winner
51.1%1,374
Ervin DavisDemocrat
48.9%1,314
2,688 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+31.91978D+10.61980D+6.41984R+2.21986D+43.51988D+6.51990

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