1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for Montana Senate District 13
Montana State Senate · Montana
Gerry Devlin (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Ringling (D) by 14.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gerry DevlinRepublican · winner
57.4%3,702
Paul RinglingDemocrat
42.6%2,752
6,454 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET