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1976Final results

1976 election for Montana Senate District 49

Montana State Senate · Montana

Robert D. Watt (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating George R. Wolstad (R) by 27.1 points.

Robert D. WattDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%3,793
36.4%2,175
5,968 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

EvenR+3.71980D+5.01984D+20.51988D+3.51992D+32.12006D+14.62010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET