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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana Senate District 40

Montana State Senate · Montana

Dorothy Eck (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Mike Strawbridge (R) by 24.0 points.

Dorothy EckDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%4,122
38.0%2,526
6,648 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+8.81982D+13.41984D+24.01988R+32.11996D+36.42006D+10.42010

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