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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana House District 3

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Ben Cohen (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating F. Ron Newbury (R) by 6.5 points.

Ben CohenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.2%2,059
F. Ron NewburyRepublican
46.8%1,809
3,868 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

EvenR+21.61980D+5.41984D+27.51986D+6.51988D+28.51990R+1.61992

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