1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Montana Senate District 36
Montana State Senate · Montana
Max Conover (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating L. M. Aber (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Max ConoverDemocrat · winner
50.3%3,659
L. M. AberRepublican · incumbent
49.7%3,622
7,281 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