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1986Final results

1986 election for Montana Senate District 8

Montana State Senate · Montana

Greg Jergeson (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Sivertsen (R) by 2.3 points.

Greg JergesonDemocrat · winner
51.2%2,806
48.8%2,678
5,484 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+7.41974D+4.11976R+19.21980D+2.31986R+19.81996R+22.02000

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