1976Final results
1976 election for Montana Senate District 20
Montana State Senate · Montana
Bill Thomas (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Sal Leigland (R) by 15.4 points.
Bill ThomasDemocrat · winner
57.7%2,798
Sal LeiglandRepublican
42.3%2,051
4,849 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