The 1976 Montana House of Representatives election took place on November 2, 1976, with the primary election held on June 1, 1976. Montana voters elected all 100 members of the Montana House of Representatives to serve two-year terms. The election coincided with United States national elections and Montana state elections, including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Montana Governor and Montana Senate.
Following the previous election in 1974, Democrats held a 67-to-33-seat majority over Republicans. Democrats maintained their majority in the legislature with 57 seats, while Republicans were elected in 43 seatsâÂÂgiving Republicans a net gain of 10 seats. The newly elected members served in the 45th Montana State Legislature, during which Democrat John Brian Driscoll was elected Speaker of the Montana House.
Retiring incumbents
<span style="color:Blue">Democrats</span>
- District 8: Steven N. Helmbrecht
- District 23: Orin P. Kendall
- District 25: James F. Fleming Jr.
- District 32: Paul T. Richards
- District 37: Dennis A. Lester
- District 40: Bill Thomas
- District 42: Pat McKittrick
- District 61: Roberto M. Federico
- District 83: Al Luebeck
- District 88: Robert J. "Bob" Harper
- District 97: Duane Johnson
- District 100: Daniel Kemmis
<span style="color:crimson">Republicans</span>
- District 3: Dennis D. Casey
- District 31: A. T. "Tom" Rasmussen
- District 45: Elmer Schye
- District 60: Tom Hager
- District 64: Lloyd C. Lockrem Jr.
- District 65: Wallace W. "Wally" Mercer
- District 79: William E. "Bill" Asher
- District 82: C. R. Anderson
Incumbents defeated in primary election
<span style="color:Blue">Democrats</span>
- District 14: Gail M. Stoltz
- District 17: James A. Sloan
- District 24: Joseph M. Magone
- District 39: Duane P. "Mac" McFadden
- District 86: R. F. "Bob" Kelly
<span style="color:crimson">Republican</span>
- District 81: John H. Anderson Jr.
Incumbents defeated in general election
<span style="color:Blue">Democrats</span>
- District 1: Glenn Jacobsen
- District 4: Ernest L. Kummerfeldt
- District 10: Fred Fishbaugh
- District 18: James Moore
- District 19: Bob Finley
- District 20: William G. Gwynn
- District 43: Geraldine W. Travis
- District 47: John Murphy
- District 71: Martha S. Herlevi
- District 72: Alvin Hageman
- District 74: Dan Yardley
- District 92: Sam Wolfe
<span style="color:crimson">Republicans</span>
- District 30: Betty L. Babcock
- District 52: Lee Hubing
- District 66: A. B. Guthrie
Summary of results
Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.
Detailed results by district
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
District 66
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
District 71
District 72
District 73
District 74
District 75
District 76
District 77
District 78
District 79
District 80
District 81
District 82
District 83
District 84
District 85
District 86
District 87
District 88
District 89
District 90
District 91
District 92
District 93
District 94
District 95
District 96
District 97
District 98
District 99
District 100
See also
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