1996Final results
1996 election for Montana Senate District 17
Montana State Senate · Montana
Charles Swysgood (R) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Louise Bruce (D) by 39.3 points.
Charles SwysgoodRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.6%5,874
Louise BruceDemocrat
30.4%2,560
8,434 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET