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1988Final results

1988 election for Montana Senate District 9

Montana State Senate · Montana

H. W. Hammond (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Scott Ross (D) by 10.1 points.

H. W. HammondRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.1%3,787
Scott RossDemocrat
44.9%3,092
6,879 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+5.41974R+14.41978R+19.21984R+10.11988R+5.91992R+16.21994

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