1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Montana Senate District 4
Montana State Senate · Montana
John G. Harp (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Ray Lybeck (D) by 23.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John G. HarpRepublican · winner
61.8%3,996
Ray LybeckDemocrat · incumbent
38.2%2,468
6,464 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