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1972Final results

1972 election for Montana Senate District 9

Montana State Senate · Montana

Jim Moore (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Elmer Quanbeck (D) by 26.0 points.

Jim MooreRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%4,219
37.0%2,476
6,695 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

EvenR+26.01972R+5.41974R+14.41978R+19.21984R+10.11988R+5.91992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET