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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana House District 86

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Tom Hannah (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating James O. Southworth (D) by 16.4 points.

Tom HannahRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%2,930
41.8%2,104
5,034 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+0.11990R+32.31992R+28.51996R+28.11998R+13.22000D+10.62002

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