1986Final results
1986 election for Montana House District 59
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Earl C. Lory (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Graig D. Sweet (D) by 35.7 points.
Earl C. LoryRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%2,252
Graig D. SweetDemocrat
32.1%1,067
3,319 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