1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Montana Senate District 40
Montana State Senate · Montana
Bob Depratu (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Rebecca Saunders (D) by 32.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bob DepratuRepublican · winner
66.0%5,907
Rebecca SaundersDemocrat
34.0%3,037
8,944 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