1980Final results
1980 election for Montana Senate District 26
Montana State Senate · Montana
Donald Ochsner (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Robert G. Barthelmess (D) by 0.1 points.
Donald OchsnerRepublican · winner
50.1%3,429
Robert G. BarthelmessDemocrat
49.9%3,420
6,849 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