1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Montana Senate District 33
Montana State Senate · Montana
William R. Lowe (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Gene Cetrone (D) by 9.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William R. LoweRepublican · winner
54.6%3,807
Gene CetroneDemocrat · incumbent
45.4%3,169
6,976 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