1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Montana House District 19
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Linda J. Nelson (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Neal Ruegsegger (R) by 9.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Linda J. NelsonDemocrat · winner
55.0%2,277
Neal RuegseggerRepublican
45.0%1,866
4,143 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