2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Montana Senate District 27
Montana State Senate · Montana
Gary Branae (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Jack Sands (R) by 5.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gary BranaeDemocrat · winner
52.8%3,806
Jack SandsRepublican
47.2%3,405
7,211 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET