1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Montana House District 39
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Richard D. Simpkins (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Harold L. Poulsen (D) by 0.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard D. SimpkinsRepublican · winner
50.3%1,883
Harold L. PoulsenDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%1,860
3,743 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