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1978 election for Montana Senate District 6
Montana State Senate · Montana
Gary Aklestad (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Stephens (D) by 11.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gary AklestadRepublican · winner
55.7%3,845
Robert E. StephensDemocrat
44.3%3,059
6,904 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