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1978Final results

1978 election for Montana Senate District 22

Montana State Senate · Montana

Pat M. Goodover (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Jacob D. Beck (D) by 35.2 points.

Pat M. GoodoverRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%1,492
32.4%715
2,207 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

EvenR+36.21974R+35.21978R+5.61982R+7.91986D+20.81990D+22.01996

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