1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Montana Senate District 50
Montana State Senate · Montana
Walter L. McNutt (R) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Karlon Schmitt (D) by 40.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Walter L. McNuttRepublican · winner
70.2%4,738
Karlon SchmittDemocrat
29.8%2,012
6,750 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