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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana House District 47

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Edward J. Grady (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Chet Kinsey (D) by 25.9 points.

Edward J. GradyRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%2,591
Chet KinseyDemocrat
37.1%1,525
4,116 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+23.71982R+9.51984R+28.81986R+25.91988R+2.91992D+17.21994

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