1988Final results
1988 election for Montana House District 7
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Lum Owens (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Louis B. Gates (D) by 13.2 points.
Lum OwensRepublican · winner
56.6%1,872
Louis B. GatesDemocrat
43.4%1,435
3,307 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