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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana Senate District 31

Montana State Senate · Montana

William E. Farrell (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Ken Tritz (D) by 4.8 points.

William E. FarrellRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.4%4,112
Ken TritzDemocrat
47.6%3,738
7,850 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

EvenD+17.91982R+14.81984R+4.81988D+9.31992R+30.41996R+20.22000

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