1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Montana Senate District 12
Montana State Senate · Montana
Hubert J. Abrams (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating James N. Shaw (R) by 8.9 points.
Hubert J. AbramsDemocrat · winner
54.4%3,777
James N. ShawRepublican · incumbent
45.6%3,160
6,937 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET