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1994Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1994 election for Montana Senate District 9

Montana State Senate · Montana

Al Bishop (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Towe (D) by 16.2 points.

Al BishopRepublican · winner
58.1%3,214
Thomas E. ToweDemocrat · incumbent
41.9%2,318
5,532 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+19.21984R+10.11988R+5.91992R+16.21994R+3.01998D+8.22002

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