1988Final results
1988 election for Montana House District 1
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Mary Lou Peterson (R) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Paul Stramer (D) by 35.5 points.
Mary Lou PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.7%2,349
Paul StramerDemocrat
32.3%1,119
3,468 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET