This is the 1988 race. The latest: 2026 →

1988Final results

1988 election for Montana House District 54

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Bob Ream (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Jack E. Traxler (R) by 17.2 points.

Bob ReamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%2,254
Jack E. TraxlerRepublican
41.4%1,593
3,847 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+23.21982D+15.71984D+18.51986D+17.21988D+16.71990D+26.61992

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