1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Montana Senate District 26
Montana State Senate · Montana
2 seats: Elmer Flynn (D), Fred G. Carl (R) won.
2 seatsElmer FlynnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.4%12,252
Fred G. CarlRepublican · winner
23.7%8,961
Mills FolsomRepublican · incumbent
22.9%8,648
G. E. HerndonDemocrat
21.0%7,947
37,808 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