1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Montana Senate District 8
Montana State Senate · Montana
Roger H. Elliott (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Edwin O. Woster (D) by 19.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Roger H. ElliottRepublican · winner
59.6%4,981
Edwin O. WosterDemocrat
40.4%3,375
8,356 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