1978Final results
1978 election for Montana Senate District 5
Montana State Senate · Montana
Allen C. Kolstad (R) won with 78.6% of the vote, defeating Beverly Swank (D) by 57.2 points.
Allen C. KolstadRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.6%4,652
Beverly SwankDemocrat
21.4%1,268
5,920 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