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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana House District 79

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Dorothy Bradley (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Clarence Emerson (R) by 24.2 points.

Dorothy BradleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%1,838
37.9%1,122
2,960 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+17.31982D+14.61984D+32.11986D+24.21988D+34.31990D+3.81992

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