1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Montana Senate District 40
Montana State Senate · Montana
Leo Lane (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Mike Anderson (R) by 8.8 points.
Leo LaneDemocrat · winner
52.7%4,749
Mike AndersonRepublican · incumbent
44.0%3,960
Julie CraneLibertarian
3.3%298
9,007 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