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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana Senate District 50

Montana State Senate · Montana

Bill Yellowtail (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Larry Salmonsen (R) by 31.4 points.

Bill YellowtailDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%3,662
Larry SalmonsenRepublican
34.3%1,910
5,572 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+8.91978 specialD+9.81980D+14.81984D+31.41988D+1.11992R+40.41996

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