1996Final results
1996 election for Montana Senate District 18
Montana State Senate · Montana
Debbie Bowman Shea (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Barb Mueske (R) by 42.0 points.
Debbie Bowman SheaDemocrat · winner
71.0%6,625
Barb MueskeRepublican
29.0%2,705
9,330 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