1986Final results
1986 election for Montana Senate District 43
Montana State Senate · Montana
Chet Blaylock (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating James S. Newell (R) by 9.2 points.
Chet BlaylockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%3,822
James S. NewellRepublican
45.4%3,176
6,998 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