2006Final results

2006 election for Montana Senate District 17

Montana State Senate · Montana

Ken Hansen (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Richard Cronk (R) by 23.2 points.

Ken HansenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%3,886
Richard CronkRepublican
38.4%2,422
6,308 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+18.71990R+39.31996R+47.62000D+23.22006R+20.42010D+6.02012 special

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