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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana Senate District 2

Montana State Senate · Montana

Bob Brown (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Chet Ross (D) by 35.8 points.

Bob BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%5,378
Chet RossDemocrat
32.1%2,543
7,921 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

EvenR+30.81976R+8.91980R+42.41984R+35.81988R+13.81992R+26.91996

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