1996Final results
1996 election for Montana Senate District 32
Montana State Senate · Montana
Fred Vanvalkenberg (D) won with 49.9% of the vote, defeating Dick Mota (R) by 5.7 points.
Fred VanvalkenbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
49.9%4,756
Dick MotaRepublican
44.2%4,213
Linda LightfootOther party
5.9%559
9,528 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