1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for Montana Senate District 21
Montana State Senate · Montana
Jerry Noble (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Chuck Merja (D) by 7.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jerry NobleRepublican · winner
53.7%3,822
Chuck MerjaDemocrat
46.3%3,300
7,122 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