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1984 election for Montana Senate District 19

Montana State Senate · Montana

Gene Thayer (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Harry K. Berg (D) by 6.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Gene ThayerRepublican · winner
53.3%3,586
Harry K. BergDemocrat · incumbent
46.7%3,136
6,722 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+23.61978D+40.01982R+6.71984R+2.21988D+0.11992D+62.02000

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