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1984 election for Montana Senate District 48

Montana State Senate · Montana

Tom Hager (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Rex Marquardt (D) by 36.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Tom HagerRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.2%4,750
31.8%2,213
6,963 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+38.91988R+27.51992D+34.42006D+23.92010D+15.32014D+25.52018

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