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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana House District 62

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Fred Thomas (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Donnie Laughlin (D) by 25.3 points.

Fred ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%2,501
37.4%1,492
3,993 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+13.11980D+9.31982R+26.71984R+25.31988R+20.11990D+8.51992

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