1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Montana State Senate election results, district by district
Every Montana State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
The chamber was tied · 50 seats
After the electionD 25 · R 25
Races25
Changed party3
Unopposed28%7 races
Incumbents defeated4
Every district
D 12 · R 13
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Eleanor Vaughn (D) | 12.6 | |
| SD-3 | Matt Himsl (R) | 5.7 | |
| SD-5 | Delwyn Gage (R) | 20.0 | |
| SD-6 | Gary Aklestad (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | Allen C. Kolstad (R) | 29.1 | |
| SD-8 | Greg Jergeson (D) | 2.3 | |
| SD-12 | Hubert J. Abrams (D) | 8.9 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-14 | Cecil Weeding (D) | 11.6 | |
| SD-16 | Jack E. Galt (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Darryl Meyer (R) | 0.7 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-18 | Richard E. Manning (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Michael A. Walker (D) | 7.7 | |
| SD-22 | A. T. Rasmussen (R) | 7.9 | |
| SD-24 | Tom Beck (R) | 12.3 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-28 | Bill Norman (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-29 | Mike Halligan (D) | 24.5 | |
| SD-32 | Elmer D. Severson (R) | 13.0 | |
| SD-34 | John J. D. Lynch (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-38 | Sam Hofman (R) | 13.8 | Flipped |
| SD-39 | Paul F. Boylan (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-41 | Pete Story (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-42 | Harry H. McLane (R) | 6.3 | Flipped |
| SD-43 | Chet Blaylock (D) | 9.2 | |
| SD-46 | Al Bishop (R) | 8.4 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-47 | Pat Regan (D) | 43.9 |
Montana State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner