1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Montana Senate District 31
Montana State Senate · Montana
Fred Thomas (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Delos L. Dickerson (D) by 30.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Fred ThomasRepublican · winner
65.2%6,596
Delos L. DickersonDemocrat
34.8%3,522
10,118 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