2012Final results
2012 election for Montana Senate District 18
Montana State Senate · Montana
John Brenden (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Julie E. French (D) by 21.0 points.
John BrendenRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%5,476
Julie E. FrenchDemocrat
39.5%3,572
9,048 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET