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2008Final results

2008 election for Montana House District 80

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Mary Caferro (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Tari Elam (R) by 22.5 points.

Mary CaferroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%3,038
Tari ElamRepublican
38.7%1,920
4,958 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+4.92002D+16.52004D+24.32006D+22.52008R+11.52010R+11.02012

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