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2002Final results

2002 election for Montana Senate District 7

Montana State Senate · Montana

John C. Bohlinger (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Rita P. Ceartin (D) by 23.6 points.

John C. BohlingerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%2,769
38.2%1,712
4,481 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+29.11986D+5.31990R+10.71994R+23.62002D+23.92004R+9.62008

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