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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana Senate District 37

Montana State Senate · Montana

John H. Anderson (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Hand (D) by 10.3 points.

John H. AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%4,383
Bill HandDemocrat
43.0%3,536
Dave K. KnutsonLibertarian
3.7%302
8,221 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+10.01982R+32.01984R+10.31988R+36.71992R+17.81996D+39.82008

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

The candidates

John H. Anderson (R)Bill Hand (D)

Also on the ballot: Dave K. Knutson (Libertarian), 3.7%