1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Montana House District 53
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Ervin Davis (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Henry A. Dolezal (R) by 43.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ervin DavisDemocrat · winner
71.7%2,239
Henry A. DolezalRepublican
28.3%882
3,121 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