1972Final results
1972 election for Montana Senate District 5
Montana State Senate · Montana
B. J. Goodheart (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating John W. Black (R) by 22.6 points.
B. J. GoodheartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%3,853
John W. BlackRepublican
38.7%2,433
6,286 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