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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana House District 82

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Bob Raney (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating James E. Burke (R) by 16.3 points.

Bob RaneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%2,018
James E. BurkeRepublican
41.8%1,451
3,469 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+0.91982D+9.01984D+24.31986D+16.31988D+20.51990D+0.41992

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