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1982Final results

1982 election for Montana Senate District 38

Montana State Senate · Montana

Paul F. Boylan (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating John A. Nehring (R) by 20.4 points.

Paul F. BoylanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%5,221
John A. NehringRepublican
38.0%3,398
Daniel J. HaggLibertarian
3.7%327
8,946 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

EvenR+13.81986D+4.81990R+28.21994D+7.02016D+0.42020R+45.02024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Paul F. Boylan (D)John A. Nehring (R)

Also on the ballot: Daniel J. Hagg (Libertarian), 3.7%