1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Montana Senate District 18
Montana State Senate · Montana
Jesse A. Ohara (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Margaret S. Warden (D) by 4.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jesse A. OharaRepublican · winner
52.3%2,175
Margaret S. WardenDemocrat · incumbent
47.7%1,984
4,159 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