1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Montana Senate District 18
Montana State Senate · Montana
Margaret S. Warden (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Jack E. Kessner (R) by 8.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Margaret S. WardenDemocrat · winner
54.4%1,820
Jack E. KessnerRepublican
45.6%1,526
3,346 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET