1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Montana Senate District 16
Montana State Senate · Montana
Joseph P. Mazurek (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Bob McKay (R) by 26.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph P. MazurekDemocrat · winner
63.1%4,393
Bob McKayRepublican
36.9%2,567
6,960 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET