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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana House District 8

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Mary Ellen Connelly (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Mark A. Simonich (R) by 27.4 points.

Mary Ellen ConnellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%1,976
36.3%1,127
3,103 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

EvenD+1.81982D+3.81984D+26.01986D+27.41988D+30.61990R+4.21992

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