2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2004 election for Montana Senate District 7
Montana State Senate · Montana
Jim Elliott (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Fred G. Carl (R) by 23.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim ElliottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%5,640
Fred G. CarlRepublican
38.0%3,463
9,103 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET