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1974 election for Montana Senate District 15

Montana State Senate · Montana

Frank Dunkle (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Joe Reber (D) by 17.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Frank DunkleRepublican · winner
58.7%3,482
Joe ReberDemocrat
41.3%2,453
5,935 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenD+0.41972R+17.31974D+3.21978D+1.41982D+3.51984D+9.61988

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