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1986Final results

1986 election for Montana House District 80

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

John Vincent (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Fred Decker (R) by 45.5 points.

John VincentDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.7%2,140
Fred DeckerRepublican
27.3%802
2,942 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+6.51978R+18.11980R+25.61982D+45.51986D+38.41988D+18.71990

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