1988 general · November 8, 1988

1988 Montana election results

Every race on Montana's ballot in the 1988 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.

Races130

Changed party19

Unopposed23%30 races

Incumbents defeated8

President

R 1

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Montana	George H.w. Bush (R)	5.9

R 1 · 1 changed party

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Montana	Conrad Burns (R)	3.7	Flipped

R 1

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Montana	Stan Stephens (R)	5.9	Flipped

D 1 · R 1

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
MT-1	Pat Williams (D)	21.5
MT-2	Ronald Marlenee (R)	11.0

D 11 · R 14 · 4 changed party

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
SD-2	Bob Brown (R)	35.8
SD-4	John G. Harp (R)	23.6	FlippedIncumbent lost
SD-9	H. W. Hammond (R)	10.1
SD-10	Dennis G. Nathe (R)	35.6
SD-11	Larry J. Tveit (R)	Unopposed
SD-13	Gerry Devlin (R)	14.7	Flipped
SD-15	Bob Williams (D)	9.6
SD-19	Gene Thayer (R)	2.2
SD-21	Jerry Noble (R)	7.3	Flipped
SD-23	Joseph P. Mazurek (D)	76.2
SD-25	Ethel M. Harding (R)	30.7
SD-26	Paul Rappsvrcek (D)	27.1	Flipped
SD-27	R. J. Pinsoneault (D)	5.6
SD-30	Fred Vanvalkenberg (D)	3.8
SD-31	William E. Farrell (R)	4.8
SD-33	Bob Pipinich (D)	7.5
SD-35	Lawrence C. Stimatz (D)	Unopposed
SD-36	Judy H. Jacobson (D)	Unopposed
SD-37	John H. Anderson (R)	10.3
SD-40	Dorothy Eck (D)	24.0
SD-44	Thomas F. Keating (R)	49.4
SD-45	Bruce D. Crippen (R)	Unopposed
SD-48	Tom Hager (R)	38.9
SD-49	Esther G. Bengston (D)	20.5
SD-50	Bill Yellowtail (D)	31.4

D 52 · R 48 · 13 changed party