1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Montana Senate District 18
Montana State Senate · Montana
Richard E. Manning (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Jesse A. Ohara (R) by 11.5 points.
Richard E. ManningDemocrat · winner
52.1%2,442
Jesse A. OharaRepublican · incumbent
40.6%1,904
Duncan ScottLibertarian
7.4%345
4,691 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET