2000Final results
2000 election for Montana Senate District 5
Montana State Senate · Montana
Royal C. Johnson (R) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Ted Dinsmore (D) by 43.0 points.
Royal C. JohnsonRepublican · winner
71.5%7,737
Ted DinsmoreDemocrat
28.5%3,084
10,821 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET