1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Montana Senate District 5
Montana State Senate · Montana
Allen C. Kolstad (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Gordon McGowan (D) by 23.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Allen C. KolstadRepublican · winner
61.5%3,405
Gordon McGowanDemocrat · incumbent
38.5%2,129
5,534 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