1984Final results
1984 election for Montana Senate District 40
Montana State Senate · Montana
Dorothy Eck (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Rose Ann Penwell (R) by 13.4 points.
Dorothy EckDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.7%4,634
Rose Ann PenwellRepublican
43.3%3,540
8,174 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET