1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Montana Senate District 38
Montana State Senate · Montana
Sam Hofman (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Rose Lee Bullock (D) by 13.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sam HofmanRepublican · winner
56.9%4,268
Rose Lee BullockDemocrat
43.1%3,234
7,502 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