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1986Final results

1986 election for Montana House District 98

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

William E. Glaser (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Lyon (D) by 22.3 points.

William E. GlaserRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.1%1,326
Bob LyonDemocrat
38.9%843
2,169 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+24.71980D+15.81982R+9.71984R+22.31986R+22.71988D+21.11990

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