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2002Final results

2002 election for Montana House District 80

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Bob Lawson (R) won with 49.2% of the vote, defeating Mike Jopek (D) by 4.9 points.

Bob LawsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
49.2%1,664
Mike JopekDemocrat
44.3%1,497
Gary E. HallConstitution
6.6%222
3,383 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+12.51992R+11.41994R+20.21996R+4.92002D+16.52004D+24.32006

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