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1982Final results

1982 election for Montana Senate District 4

Montana State Senate · Montana

Stan Stephens (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating William H. Thackeray (D) by 10.5 points.

Stan StephensRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%3,182
44.7%2,576
5,758 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+37.21978R+10.51982D+7.21984R+23.61988R+31.51992R+34.71994

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