1970Final results
1970 election for Montana Senate District 1
Montana State Senate · Montana
Glen T. Rugg (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Roy A. McClain (D) by 23.7 points.
Glen T. RuggRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%2,320
Roy A. McClainDemocrat
38.2%1,432
3,752 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET