1968Final results
1968 election for Montana Senate District 5
Montana State Senate · Montana
Gordon E. Bollinger (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Mark Etchart (R) by 5.2 points.
Gordon E. BollingerDemocrat · winner
52.6%4,584
Mark EtchartRepublican
47.4%4,131
8,715 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