2010Final results
2010 election for Montana Senate District 48
Montana State Senate · Montana
Tom Facey (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Patty Lovaas (R) by 23.9 points.
Tom FaceyDemocrat · winner
62.0%3,947
Patty LovaasRepublican
38.0%2,422
6,369 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