1982Final results
1982 election for Montana Senate District 47
Montana State Senate · Montana
Bill Norman (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Alfred Hutcheson (R) by 37.2 points.
Bill NormanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%3,842
Alfred HutchesonRepublican
26.2%1,587
Gary PalmLibertarian
10.4%629
6,058 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