1976 Montana House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana.

1976 Montana House of Representatives election
November 2, 1976 (1976-11-02)
All 100 seats in the Montana House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pat McKittrick
(retired) 		Lloyd C. Lockrem Jr.
(retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 42nd-Great Falls 64th-Billings
Last election 67 33
Seats after 57 43
Seat change 10 10
Speaker before election

Pat McKittrick
Democratic

Elected Speaker

John Brian Driscoll
Democratic

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 seats—giving 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.

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