1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Montana Senate District 3
Montana State Senate · Montana
2 seats: Cornie R. Thiessen (D), A. A. Zody (D) won.
2 seatsCornie R. ThiessenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.6%6,143
A. A. ZodyDemocrat · winner
24.9%5,545
Thomas W. HughesRepublican
24.4%5,420
Glen T. RuggRepublican · incumbent
23.0%5,123
22,231 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