1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Montana Senate District 15
Montana State Senate · Montana
Steve Brown (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Frank Dunkle (R) by 3.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steve BrownDemocrat · winner
51.6%3,864
Frank DunkleRepublican · incumbent
48.4%3,624
7,488 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET