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1988 election for Montana Senate District 26

Montana State Senate · Montana

Paul Rappsvrcek (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Mary Naegeli (R) by 27.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Paul RappsvrcekDemocrat · winner
63.5%4,669
Mary NaegeliRepublican
36.5%2,680
7,349 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+0.11980R+28.41984D+27.11988D+26.11998D+36.22002D+0.82004

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