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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana House District 83

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Vernon V. Keller (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Robert Dozier (D) by 11.9 points.

Vernon V. KellerRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%2,624
44.0%2,064
4,688 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+17.91986R+11.91988R+4.71990R+10.71992R+22.41994R+15.01996

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