1976Final results
1976 election for Montana Senate District 1
Montana State Senate · Montana
Ed B. Smith (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Wallace B. Edland (D) by 27.1 points.
Ed B. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%3,945
Wallace B. EdlandDemocrat
36.5%2,263
6,208 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET