1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Montana House District 77
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Wilbur Spring Jr. (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Dick Corne (D) by 5.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Wilbur Spring Jr.Republican · winner
52.9%2,682
Dick CorneDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%2,391
5,073 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