1978Final results
1978 election for Montana Senate District 9
Montana State Senate · Montana
Matt Himsl (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Richard F. Champoux (D) by 14.4 points.
Matt HimslRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%3,046
Richard F. ChampouxDemocrat
42.8%2,280
5,326 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