This is the 1986 race. The latest: 2026 →

1986Final results

1986 election for Montana Senate District 1

Montana State Senate · Montana

Eleanor Vaughn (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Aubyn Curtiss (R) by 12.6 points.

Eleanor VaughnDemocrat · winner
56.3%3,341
Aubyn CurtissRepublican
43.7%2,592
5,933 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+27.11976D+12.61986D+7.31990R+30.01994R+17.91998R+8.82002

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