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Montana Senate District 42
Montana State Senate · Montana
Mary Ann Dunwell won re-election by 1.1 points over Stephen Lapraim.
Staggered Senate
Mary Ann DunwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.6%5,747
Stephen LapraimRepublican
49.4%5,620
11,367 votes
Source: Montana Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Mary Ann DunwellStephen Lapraim
$79.2K
Raised by the campaign
$32.9K
$72K
Spent by the campaign
$27.1K
Campaign money: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Oct 15, 2026; Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Mary Ann Dunwell
- 54%
- Stephen Lapraim
- 46%
- Projected margin
- D+0.8