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2000Final results

2000 election for Montana Senate District 31

Montana State Senate · Montana

Fred Thomas (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Lisa Thompson (D) by 20.2 points.

Fred ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%6,507
38.1%4,251
Russ VogelLibertarian
3.6%399
11,157 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+4.81988D+9.31992R+30.41996R+20.22000R+17.52006R+33.12010

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

The candidates

Fred Thomas (R)Lisa Thompson (D)

Also on the ballot: Russ Vogel (Libertarian), 3.6%