1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Montana Senate District 46
Montana State Senate · Montana
Elmer D. Severson (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Fritz Tossberg (D) by 12.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Elmer D. SeversonRepublican · winner
56.3%4,738
Fritz TossbergDemocrat
43.7%3,684
8,422 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