1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Montana Senate District 38
Montana State Senate · Montana
Jack Rea (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Sam Hofman (R) by 4.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jack ReaDemocrat · winner
52.4%3,910
Sam HofmanRepublican · incumbent
47.6%3,551
7,461 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET