1972 general · February 1, 1972
1972 Montana State Senate election results, district by district
Every Montana State Senate district in the 1972 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 27 · R 23
Races20
Changed party0
Unopposed25%5 races
Incumbents defeated4
Every district
D 19 · R 16
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Carroll Graham (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 | William L. Mathers (R) | 23.1 | |
| SD-3 | Cornie R. Thiessen · A. A. Zody (D) | 0.6 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-4 | Gordon E. Bollinger · Stanley Nees (D) | 9.5 | |
| SD-5 | B. J. Goodheart (D) | 22.6 | |
| SD-6 | Dave Manning (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | L. M. Aber (R) | 16.1 | |
| SD-8 | William R. McNamer · Archie Cochrane · George Darrow (R) | 0.2 | |
| SD-9 | Jim Moore (R) | 26.0 | |
| SD-10 | Earl Moritz (R) | 24.9 | |
| SD-11 | Pete Story · J. W. Breeden · Paul F. Boylan (REP) | 0.9 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-12 | Glen L. Drake · James T. Harrison Jr. · George T. Bennett (R) | 3.2 | |
| SD-13 | John K. McDonald · John W. Devine · John Nelson Hall (D) | 0.5 | |
| SD-14 | David F. James · Gordon McGowan (D) | 0.6 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-15 | W. Gordon McOmber · Percy Dewolfe (D) | 0.2 | |
| SD-16 | Fred O. Broeder (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | G. W. Deschamps · Harry T. Northey (R) | 2.7 | |
| SD-19 | John L. McKeon · P. J. Keenan (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Neil J. Lynch (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | George McCallum · Arthur N. Jensen (REP) | 3.0 | Incumbent lost |
Montana State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner