1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Montana Senate District 46
Montana State Senate · Montana
Al Bishop (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Towe (D) by 8.4 points.
Al BishopRepublican · winner
54.2%2,969
Thomas E. ToweDemocrat · incumbent
45.8%2,507
5,476 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