1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Montana Senate District 42
Montana State Senate · Montana
Harry H. McLane (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Jake Frank (D) by 6.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Harry H. McLaneRepublican · winner
53.1%4,438
Jake FrankDemocrat
46.9%3,912
8,350 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