1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Montana Senate District 14
Montana State Senate · Montana
2 seats: David F. James (D), Gordon McGowan (D) won.
2 seatsDavid F. JamesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
35.3%8,303
Gordon McGowanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.7%7,698
Stan StephensRepublican · incumbent
32.0%7,546
23,547 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