Montana State Senate District 26

Next vote Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · Represented by Tom McGillvray Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

This seat has no race on the official 2026 list.

Last election: Tom McGillvray (Republican) won by 27.8 points, 2024

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History (17 elections for this seat)

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTom McGillvrayWon	Republican	7,69663.9%	63.9%
DemocraticKaren Lyncoln	Democratic	4,34736.1%	36.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,178
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2020)

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanChris FriedelWon	Republican	4,82352.5%	52.5%
DemocraticMargie MacDonald(incumbent)	Democratic	4,35547.5%	47.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,638
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2016)

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMargie MacDonaldWon	Democratic	3,82950.1%	50.1%
RepublicanDonald Roberts	Republican	3,80949.9%	49.9%

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobyn DriscollWon	Democratic	3,67958.7%	58.7%
RepublicanMalcolm Long	Republican	2,59241.3%	41.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,289
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2004 to 2013)

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLynda MossWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,40560.4%	60.4%
RepublicanMax Graham	Republican	2,88439.6%	39.6%

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLynda MossWon	Democratic	3,68250.4%	50.4%
RepublicanBruce T. Simon	Republican	3,62149.6%	49.6%

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMike CooneyWon	Democratic	5,31468.1%	68.1%
RepublicanMary Jo Fox	Republican	2,48731.9%	31.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,347
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2003)

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMignon WatermanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,63163.0%	63.0%
RepublicanBen Roberts	Republican	2,71637.0%	37.0%

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMignon WatermanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,521100.0%	100.0%

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBarry StangWon	Democratic	6,175100.0%	100.0%

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul RappsvrcekWon	Democratic	4,66963.5%	63.5%
RepublicanMary Naegeli	Republican	2,68036.5%	36.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,328
Election day: November 6, 1984
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1993)

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGeorge McCallumWon(incumbent)	Republican	4,70564.2%	64.2%
DemocraticDavid F. Colyer	Democratic	2,62335.8%	35.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,849
Election day: November 4, 1980
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1983)

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDonald OchsnerWon	Republican	3,42950.1%	50.1%
DemocraticRobert G. Barthelmess	Democratic	3,42049.9%	49.9%

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWilliam L. MathersWon(incumbent)	Republican	5,185100.0%	100.0%

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWilliam L. MathersWon(incumbent)	Republican	4,220100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,808
Election day: November 3, 1970
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticElmer FlynnWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,25232.4%	32.4%
RepublicanFred G. CarlWon	Republican	8,96123.7%	23.7%
RepublicanMills Folsom(incumbent)	Republican	8,64822.9%	22.9%
DemocraticG. E. Herndon	Democratic	7,94721.0%	21.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,320
Election day: November 5, 1968
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Montana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanG. W. DeschampsWon(incumbent)	Republican	12,46330.9%	30.9%
RepublicanHarry T. NortheyWon	Republican	11,11827.6%	27.6%
DemocraticWes Waldbillig	Democratic	8,59121.3%	21.3%
DemocraticG. E. Herndon	Democratic	8,14820.2%	20.2%

2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
1968 to 2020: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

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Election Wrld. (2026). Montana State Senate District 26, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/mt/senate/26. Retrieved October 31, 2026.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:mt/sldu:26

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026