1980Final results
1980 election for Montana Senate District 50
Montana State Senate · Montana
Fred Vanvalkenberg (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating John Hamp (R) by 9.8 points.
Fred VanvalkenbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%4,760
John HampRepublican
45.1%3,909
8,669 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