1982Final results
1982 election for Montana Senate District 6
Montana State Senate · Montana
Gary Aklestad (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Zane Zell (D) by 35.6 points.
Gary AklestadRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%4,945
Zane ZellDemocrat
32.2%2,351
7,296 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