1996Final results
1996 election for Montana Senate District 5
Montana State Senate · Montana
Thomas F. Keating (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Randy Bishop (D) by 20.3 points.
Thomas F. KeatingRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.1%6,024
Randy BishopDemocrat
39.9%3,995
10,019 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