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1990Final results

1990 election for Montana House District 1

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Mary Lou Peterson (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Allen R. Vanhorn (D) by 17.3 points.

Mary Lou PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%1,861
41.3%1,312
3,173 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+4.31980R+24.91984R+35.51988R+17.31990R+16.51992R+53.22000

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