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1998Final results

1998 election for Montana Senate District 9

Montana State Senate · Montana

Al Bishop (R) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating Arlene Becker (D) by 3.0 points.

Al BishopRepublican · winner · incumbent
49.3%2,306
46.4%2,167
Daniel E. HarnIndependent
4.3%202
4,675 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+10.11988R+5.91992R+16.21994R+3.01998D+8.22002R+20.72008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Al Bishop (R)Arlene Becker (D)

Also on the ballot: Daniel E. Harn (Independent), 4.3%