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1978 Montana U.S. Senate Election

Montana · 2 candidates · See every 1978 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1978 Montana U.S. Senate Election?

Max Baucus won the 1978 Montana U.S. Senate Election. Max Baucus received 160,353 popular votes (55.69%). The main challenger was Larry Williams (44.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Baucus and Williams

Baucus +11.4 pts · won by 32,764 votes
Max BaucusDemocraticWINNER55.69%
160,353 votes
Larry WilliamsRepublican44.31%
127,589 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.