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1992Final results

1992 election for Montana House District 79

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Emily Swanson (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Patricia Abelin (R) by 3.8 points.

Emily SwansonDemocrat · winner
51.9%1,915
Patricia AbelinRepublican
48.1%1,774
3,689 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+32.11986D+24.21988D+34.31990D+3.81992R+44.71994R+36.81998

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