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1998Final results

1998 election for Montana House District 79

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Verdell Jackson (R) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Gordon Hall (D) by 36.8 points.

Verdell JacksonRepublican · winner
68.4%2,570
Gordon HallDemocrat
31.6%1,186
3,756 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

EvenD+34.31990D+3.81992R+44.71994R+36.81998D+24.32004D+30.82006

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