1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Montana State Senate election results, district by district
Every Montana State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 23 · R 27
Races25
Changed party4
Unopposed16%4 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 11 · R 14
| 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 |
Montana State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner