1988Final results
1988 election for Montana Senate District 30
Montana State Senate · Montana
Fred Vanvalkenberg (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas Payne (R) by 3.8 points.
Fred VanvalkenbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%4,268
Thomas PayneRepublican
48.1%3,958
8,226 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