1982Final results
1982 election for Montana Senate District 46
Montana State Senate · Montana
Elmer D. Severson (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Wallace D. Scott (D) by 15.3 points.
Elmer D. SeversonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%5,559
Wallace D. ScottDemocrat
42.3%4,080
9,639 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