1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Montana House District 76
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Vernon L. Westlake (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Ellerd (R) by 3.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Vernon L. WestlakeDemocrat · winner
51.5%2,147
Robert A. EllerdRepublican
48.5%2,023
4,170 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