1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Montana Senate District 17
Montana State Senate · Montana
Darryl Meyer (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating B. F. Chris Christiaens (D) by 0.7 points.
Darryl MeyerRepublican · winner
50.3%1,815
B. F. Chris ChristiaensDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%1,790
3,605 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