1976Final results
1976 election for Montana Senate District 17
Montana State Senate · Montana
Larry Fasbender (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating William C. Shortridge (R) by 15.1 points.
Larry FasbenderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%3,081
William C. ShortridgeRepublican
42.4%2,272
5,353 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