1986Final results
1986 election for Montana House District 79
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Dorothy Bradley (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Dave Ayers (R) by 32.1 points.
Dorothy BradleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%1,487
Dave AyersRepublican
34.0%765
2,252 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