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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for Montana Senate District 9

Montana State Senate · Montana

3 seats: Jack D. Rehberg (R), Archie Cochrane (R), John C. Sheehy (D) won.

3 seats
Jack D. RehbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
21.2%20,069
Archie CochraneRepublican · winner
18.6%17,584
John C. SheehyDemocrat · winner
16.7%15,814
Henry B. Hilling Sr.Republican · incumbent
16.1%15,284
Mike WhalenDemocrat
14.7%13,902
12.7%12,045
94,698 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+26.01972R+5.41974R+14.41978R+19.21984R+10.11988R+5.91992

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