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1968Final results

1968 election for Montana Senate District 7

Montana State Senate · Montana

William L. Mathers (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Paul Ringling (D) by 8.6 points.

William L. MathersRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%2,678
45.7%2,252
4,930 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

EvenR+5.61974R+17.11978R+9.31982R+29.11986D+5.31990R+10.71994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET