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1984 election for Montana Senate District 4

Montana State Senate · Montana

Ray Lybeck (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Roger H. Elliott (R) by 7.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Ray LybeckDemocrat · winner
53.6%3,678
Roger H. ElliottRepublican · incumbent
46.4%3,187
6,865 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

EvenR+37.21978R+10.51982D+7.21984R+23.61988R+31.51992R+34.71994

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