1990Final results
1990 election for Montana House District 81
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Orval S. Ellison (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Janice E. Couinter (D) by 20.1 points.
Orval S. EllisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%2,686
Janice E. CouinterDemocrat
40.0%1,787
4,473 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET