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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/Montana/MT-01
      1980·US House·Montana·District profile →

      Montana District 1 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Pat Williams
      61.4%112,866 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      John K \ McDonald
      38.6%70,874 votes
      Margin
      D+22.9
      183,740 total votes
      2 candidates183,740 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Pat WilliamsDEM✓
      		DEM112,86661.4%
      John K \ McDonaldREP
      		REP70,87438.6%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+11.6
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+4.7
      R+10EvenD+1020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202442.7%54.2%R+11.6322,060
      202045.3%52.2%R+6.9316,603
      201640.2%52.0%R+11.8252,194
      201244.6%52.2%R+7.5241,884
      200849.3%46.8%D+2.5246,628

      Seat History

      US House in Montana

      2024
      Ryan K ZinkeREP
      R+7.7
      2022
      Ryan K ZinkeREP
      R+3.2
      Redistricted
      1990
      Pat WilliamsDEM
      D+22.3
      1988
      Pat WilliamsDEM
      D+21.6
      1986
      Pat WilliamsDEM
      D+23.3
      1984
      Pat WilliamsDEM
      D+33.7
      1982
      Pat WilliamsDEM
      D+22.5
      Redistricted
      1978
      Pat WilliamsDEM
      D+14.6
      1976
      Max S BaucusDEM
      D+32.9
      View all US House history for Montana →

      Candidates

      Pat WilliamsDEM
      Record10W-2L
      Avg MarginD+12.0
      Career1968-2018
      State House / US House
      Full profile →
      John K \ McDonaldREP
      Record2W-2L
      Avg MarginD+18.9
      Career1968-1980
      US House / State House / State Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Montana, 1980

      President1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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