2012Final results
2012 election for Montana Senate District 47
Montana State Senate · Montana
Dick Barrett (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Fred Carl (R) by 31.0 points.
Dick BarrettDemocrat · winner
65.5%6,676
Fred CarlRepublican
34.5%3,517
10,193 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