1972Final results
1972 election for Montana Senate District 8
Montana State Senate · Montana
3 seats: William R. McNamer (R), Archie Cochrane (R), George Darrow (R) won.
3 seatsWilliam R. McNamerRepublican · winner
19.4%20,437
Archie CochraneRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.9%19,855
George DarrowRepublican · winner
16.9%17,727
Kenneth R. AndersonDemocrat
16.6%17,471
Mike WhalenDemocrat
15.5%16,323
Lewis E. BrueggemannDemocrat
12.6%13,288
105,101 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