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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana House District 44

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Hal Harper (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Mark Trafton (R) by 33.9 points.

Hal HarperDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%3,153
Mark TraftonRepublican
33.0%1,556
4,709 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+30.81980D+20.31984D+33.91988D+5.91992D+27.81994D+43.01996

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