1976 general · November 2, 1976
1976 Montana election results
Every race on Montana's ballot in the 1976 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races130
Changed party28
Unopposed22%28 races
Incumbents defeated19
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | Gerald Ford (R) | 7.4 |
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | John Melcher (D) | 28.3 |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | Thomas L. Judge (D) | 25.6 |
U.S. House
D 1 · R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT-1 | Max Baucus (D) | 32.9 | |
| MT-2 | Ron Marlence (R) | 9.9 |
Montana State Senate
D 10 · R 15 · 5 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Ed B. Smith (R) | 27.1 | |
| SD-2 | Mark Etchart (R) | 30.8 | |
| SD-3 | Greg Jergeson (D) | 19.8 | |
| SD-8 | Richard G. Smith (D) | 4.1 | |
| SD-10 | Bob Brown (R) | 22.1 | |
| SD-12 | George McCallum (R) | 18.3 | |
| SD-13 | Jean A. Turnage (R) | 27.6 | |
| SD-16 | A. T. Rasmussen (R) | 0.3 | |
| SD-17 | Larry Fasbender (D) | 15.1 | |
| SD-20 | Bill Thomas (D) | 15.4 | |
| SD-21 | George F. Roskie (R) | 15.6 | |
| SD-24 | Harold L. Dover (R) | 1.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-26 | William L. Mathers (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Cornie R. Thiessen (D) | 12.1 | |
| SD-29 | Carroll Graham (D) | 38.0 | |
| SD-30 | Tom Hager (R) | 7.1 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-32 | Lloyd C. Lockrem Jr. (R) | 46.4 | |
| SD-33 | William R. Lowe (R) | 9.1 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-39 | Everett R. Lensink (R) | 4.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-41 | Frank W. Hazelbaker (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-42 | Robert Peterson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-43 | Robert E. Lee (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-45 | John Mehrens (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-49 | Robert D. Watt (D) | 27.1 | |
| SD-50 | Don H. Weston (R) | 10.5 | Flipped |
Montana House of Representatives
D 57 · R 43 · 23 changed party
Montana
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab