1970Final results
1970 election for Montana Senate District 15
Montana State Senate · Montana
Virgil Hanks (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Al C. Newby (R) by 1.5 points.
Virgil HanksDemocrat · winner
50.7%5,234
Al C. NewbyRepublican
49.3%5,081
10,315 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