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1998Final results

1998 election for Montana House District 74

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

John A. Mercer (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Jack J. Guns (D) by 23.0 points.

John A. MercerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%2,387
Jack J. GunsDemocrat
38.5%1,493
3,880 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+27.31990D+9.41992R+41.21994R+23.01998R+7.72000R+19.12002

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