1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Montana Senate District 8
Montana State Senate · Montana
Richard G. Smith (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Fred O. Broeder (R) by 7.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard G. SmithDemocrat · winner
53.7%2,602
Fred O. BroederRepublican · incumbent
46.3%2,242
4,844 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