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1984Final results

1984 election for Montana Senate District 49

Montana State Senate · Montana

Esther G. Bengston (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating John C. Brown (R) by 5.0 points.

Esther G. BengstonDemocrat · winner
52.5%3,195
John C. BrownRepublican
47.5%2,889
6,084 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+3.71980D+5.01984D+20.51988D+3.51992D+32.12006D+14.62010

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