1978Final results
1978 election for Montana Senate District 47
Montana State Senate · Montana
Bill Norman (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas Payne (R) by 5.8 points.
Bill NormanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.9%3,239
Thomas PayneRepublican
47.1%2,886
6,125 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