1986Final results
1986 election for Montana House District 76
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Walter R. Sales (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Vic Bottomly (D) by 25.2 points.
Walter R. SalesRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%2,280
Vic BottomlyDemocrat
37.4%1,363
3,643 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