1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Montana House District 23
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
John Johnson (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Larry Menke (R) by 15.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John JohnsonDemocrat · winner
57.6%1,884
Larry MenkeRepublican · incumbent
42.4%1,384
3,268 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