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1986Final results

1986 election for Montana Senate District 5

Montana State Senate · Montana

Delwyn Gage (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Everett C. Elliott (D) by 20.0 points.

Delwyn GageRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%3,516
40.0%2,345
5,861 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

EvenD+22.61972R+23.11974R+57.21978R+20.01986R+20.31996R+43.02000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET