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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana House District 51

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Jim Elliott (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating K. A. Eggensperger (R) by 27.2 points.

Jim ElliottDemocrat · winner
63.6%2,513
36.4%1,439
3,952 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

EvenD+4.91982D+9.91984D+45.31986D+27.21988D+20.31992R+12.01994

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