2010Final results
2010 election for Montana Senate District 28
Montana State Senate · Montana
Jeff Essmann (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Russell L. Doty (D) by 34.2 points.
Jeff EssmannRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.1%5,906
Russell L. DotyDemocrat
32.9%2,898
8,804 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET