1980Final results
1980 election for Montana Senate District 2
Montana State Senate · Montana
Mark Etchart (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Ernest Kummerfeldt (D) by 8.9 points.
Mark EtchartRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.5%3,431
Ernest KummerfeldtDemocrat
45.5%2,868
6,299 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