1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Montana Senate District 4
Montana State Senate · Montana
Stan Stephens (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Clayton R. Codden (D) by 20.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Stan StephensRepublican · winner
60.3%2,698
Clayton R. CoddenDemocrat
39.7%1,775
4,473 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