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1978Final results

1978 election for Montana Senate District 25

Montana State Senate · Montana

Dave Manning (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Gary L. Gershmel (R) by 0.6 points.

Dave ManningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%3,207
49.7%3,166
6,373 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

EvenD+0.61978D+19.01982R+32.61984R+30.71988R+19.81992R+1.92006

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