1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Montana Senate District 11
Montana State Senate · Montana
3 seats: Pete Story (R), J. W. Breeden (R), Paul F. Boylan (D) won.
3 seatsPete StoryRepublican · winner
18.7%11,371
J. W. BreedenRepublican · winner
18.6%11,305
Paul F. BoylanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.5%10,607
Virgil HanksDemocrat · incumbent
16.6%10,075
Tom WinsorRepublican
16.6%10,070
Joseph W. SabolDemocrat
12.1%7,328
60,756 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET