1996 general · November 5, 1996

1996 Montana election results

Every race on Montana's ballot in the 1996 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.

Races129

Changed party17

Unopposed32%41 races

Incumbents defeated7

President

R 1

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Montana	Robert Dole (R)	2.9

D 1

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Montana	Max Baucus (D)	4.9

R 1

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Montana	Marc Racicot (R)	58.3

R 1 · 1 changed party

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
MT-AL	Rick Hill (R)	9.3	Flipped

D 9 · R 16 · 6 changed party

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
SD-2	Gerry Devlin (R)	26.9
SD-3	Reinhold Jabs (R)	10.8
SD-5	Thomas F. Keating (R)	20.3
SD-6	Mike Sprague (R)	Unopposed
SD-8	William E. Glaser (R)	19.8
SD-10	Bruce D. Crippen (R)	26.5
SD-15	Dorothy Eck (D)	20.3	Flipped
SD-17	Charles Swysgood (R)	39.3
SD-18	Debbie Bowman Shea (D)	42.0
SD-19	John J. D. Lynch (D)	Unopposed
SD-22	William F. Wilson (D)	22.0
SD-25	Kenneth Mesaros (R)	Unopposed
SD-27	Sue Bartlett (D)	43.2	Flipped
SD-29	Bea McCarthy (D)	20.4
SD-31	Fred Thomas (R)	30.4	Flipped
SD-32	Fred Vanvalkenberg (D)	5.7
SD-35	Dale Mahlum (R)	4.4	FlippedIncumbent lost
SD-36	Barry Stang (D)	3.7
SD-37	Mike Taylor (R)	17.8
SD-40	Bob Depratu (R)	32.1	Flipped
SD-42	John G. Harp (R)	Unopposed
SD-47	John R. Hertel (R)	31.7
SD-48	Daryl Toews (R)	Unopposed
SD-49	Linda J. Nelson (D)	Unopposed
SD-50	Walter L. McNutt (R)	40.4	Flipped

D 35 · R 65 · 10 changed party