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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana House District 5

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Clyde Smith (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Roger W. Hopkins (D) by 0.1 points.

Clyde SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.1%1,706
49.9%1,701
3,407 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+10.01978R+11.91980R+6.01982R+0.11988D+20.51990D+26.01992

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