DemocratNot in office · last served 1992Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Esther G. Bengston
Last held office: Montana State Senate, District 49 (1984–1992). Ran in 7 elections between 1974 and 1988, winning 7.
- Last margin
- +20.5
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 7
- 1974–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Bengston was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Montana House of Representatives, District 59Montana State Senate, District 49
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Bengston has run
Margin: how far Bengston finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Montana State Senate, District 49 | General | Won | Michael A. Ballard (R) | 60.2% | D+20.5 |
| 1984 | Montana State Senate, District 49 | General | Won | John C. Brown (R) | 52.5% | D+5.0 |
| 1982 | Montana House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | William E. Glaser (R) | 58.8% | D+17.6 |
| 1980 | Montana House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Tim Wittman (R) | 52.1% | D+4.3 |
| 1978 | Montana House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Harold M. Wilmot (R) | 63.9% | D+27.8 |
| 1976 | Montana House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Michael D. Brockie (R) | 56.8% | D+13.6 |
| 1974 | Montana House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Lynn K. Severance (R) | 53.8% | D+7.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bengston has held
- Montana State Senate, District 49 · 1984–1992
- Montana House of Representatives, District 59 · 1974–1984
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bengston has run against
- Michael A. Ballard (R) · 1988 election, won
- John C. Brown (R) · 1984 election, won
- William E. Glaser (R) · 1982 election, won
- Tim Wittman (R) · 1980 election, won
- Harold M. Wilmot (R) · 1978 election, won
- Michael D. Brockie (R) · 1976 election, won
- Lynn K. Severance (R) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive