1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Montana State Senate election results, district by district
Every Montana State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 16 · R 34
Races25
Changed party6
Unopposed24%6 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 9 · R 16
| 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 |
Montana State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner