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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

EvenR+5.61982R+9.31984D+4.41986R+5.71988R+4.71990R+11.41992

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