1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Montana Senate District 20
Montana State Senate · Montana
John Lyon (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating W. Gordon McOmber (D) by 12.9 points.
John LyonRepublican · winner
56.5%4,935
W. Gordon McOmberDemocrat · incumbent
43.5%3,807
8,742 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET