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padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1988 United States Senate election in Montana">1988</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #3333FF;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Melcher_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/John_Melcher_%28cropped%29.jpg/116px-John_Melcher_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="116" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/John_Melcher_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="139" data-file-height="180" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #E81B23;"><span 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Williams</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>174,861</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">133,789 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>54.46%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">41.67% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana_results_map_by_county.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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title="Elections in Montana">Elections in Montana</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Great_Seal_of_Montana.svg/150px-Great_Seal_of_Montana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Great_Seal_of_Montana.svg/225px-Great_Seal_of_Montana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Great_Seal_of_Montana.svg/300px-Great_Seal_of_Montana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="713" data-file-height="717" /></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">Federal government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content 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href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1904 United States presidential election in Montana">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1908 United States presidential election in Montana">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1912 United States presidential election in Montana">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1916 United States presidential election in Montana">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1920 United States presidential election in Montana">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1924 United States presidential election in Montana">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1928 United States presidential election in Montana">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1932 United States presidential election in Montana">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1936 United States presidential election in Montana">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1940 United States presidential election in Montana">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1944 United States presidential election in Montana">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1948 United States presidential election in Montana">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1952 United States presidential election in Montana">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1956 United States presidential election in Montana">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1960 United States presidential election in Montana">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1964 United States presidential election in Montana">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1968 United States presidential election in Montana">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1972 United States presidential election in Montana">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1976 United States presidential election in Montana">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1980 United States presidential election in Montana">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1984 United States presidential election in Montana">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1988 United States presidential election in Montana">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1992 United States presidential election in Montana">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1996 United States presidential election in Montana">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="2000 United States presidential election in Montana">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="2004 United States presidential election in Montana">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="2008 United States presidential election in Montana">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="2012 United States presidential election in Montana">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="2016 United States presidential election in Montana">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="2020 United States presidential election in Montana">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="2024 United States presidential election in Montana">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_primary" title="United States presidential primary">Presidential primaries</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party presidential primaries">Democratic</a></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2000_Montana_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2000 Montana Democratic presidential primary">2000</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2004_Montana_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2004 Montana Democratic presidential primary">2004</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008_Montana_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2008 Montana Democratic presidential primary">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_Montana_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2016 Montana Democratic presidential primary">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_Montana_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2020 Montana Democratic presidential primary">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Montana_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2024 Montana Democratic presidential primary">2024</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican Party presidential primaries">Republican</a></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008_Montana_Republican_presidential_caucuses_and_primary" title="2008 Montana Republican presidential caucuses and primary">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana#Republican_primary" title="2012 United States presidential election in Montana">2012</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana#Republican_primary" title="2016 United States presidential election in Montana">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_Montana_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2020 Montana Republican presidential primary">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Montana_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2024 Montana Republican presidential primary">2024</a></dd></dl></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 United States Senate elections in Montana">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1895 United States Senate election in Montana">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1895 United States Senate special election in Montana">1895 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1899 United States Senate election in Montana">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1901 United States Senate election in Montana">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1901 United States Senate special election in Montana">1901 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1905 United States Senate election in Montana">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1907 United States Senate election in Montana">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1911 United States Senate election in Montana">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1913 United States Senate election in Montana">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1916 United States Senate election in Montana">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1918 United States Senate election in Montana">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1922 United States Senate election in Montana">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1924 United States Senate election in Montana">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1928 United States Senate election in Montana">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1930 United States Senate election in Montana">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1934 United States Senate election in Montana">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Montana" title="1934 United States Senate special election in Montana">1934 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1936 United States Senate election in Montana">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1940 United States Senate election in Montana">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1942 United States Senate election in Montana">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1946 United States Senate election in Montana">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1948 United States Senate election in Montana">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1952 United States Senate election in Montana">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1954 United States Senate election in Montana">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1958 United States Senate election in Montana">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1960 United States Senate election in Montana">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1964 United States Senate election in Montana">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1966 United States Senate election in Montana">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1970 United States Senate election in Montana">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1972 United States Senate election in Montana">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1976 United States Senate election in Montana">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1978 United States Senate election in Montana">1978</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1984 United States Senate election in Montana">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1988 United States Senate election in Montana">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1990 United States Senate election in Montana">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1994 United States Senate election in Montana">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1996 United States Senate election in Montana">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="2000 United States Senate election in Montana">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="2002 United States Senate election in Montana">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="2006 United States Senate election in Montana">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="2008 United States Senate election in Montana">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="2012 United States Senate election in Montana">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="2014 United States Senate election in Montana">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="2018 United States Senate election in Montana">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="2020 United States Senate election in Montana">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="2024 United States Senate election in Montana">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 United States Senate election in Montana">2026</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1889_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1889 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1898 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1902 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1904 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1906 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1910 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1914 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1916 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1924 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1926 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1932 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1944</a></li> <li>1945 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1945_Montana%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1945 Montana's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1968</a></li> <li>1969 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1969_Montana%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 Montana's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" title="1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="1994 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="1998 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="2000 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="2002 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="2004 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="2006 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="2010 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="2014 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="2016 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">2016</a></li> <li>2017 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_Montana%27s_at-large_congressional_district_special_election" title="2017 Montana's at-large congressional district special election">AL sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="2018 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="2020 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" title="2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" title="2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Montana">State government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> General elections</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Montana_elections" title="2010 Montana elections">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Montana_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Montana elections (page does not exist)">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_Montana_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2014 Montana elections (page does not exist)">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Montana_elections" title="2016 Montana elections">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Montana_elections" title="2018 Montana elections">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Montana_elections" title="2020 Montana elections">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Montana_elections" title="2022 Montana elections">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Montana_elections" title="2024 Montana elections">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Montana">Gubernatorial elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1889_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1889 Montana gubernatorial election">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1892 Montana gubernatorial election">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1896 Montana gubernatorial election">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1900 Montana gubernatorial election">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1904 Montana gubernatorial election">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1908 Montana gubernatorial election">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1912 Montana gubernatorial election">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1916 Montana gubernatorial election">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1920 Montana gubernatorial election">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1924 Montana gubernatorial election">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1928 Montana gubernatorial election">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1932 Montana gubernatorial election">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1936 Montana gubernatorial election">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1940 Montana gubernatorial election">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1944 Montana gubernatorial election">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1948 Montana gubernatorial election">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1952 Montana gubernatorial election">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1956 Montana gubernatorial election">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1960 Montana gubernatorial election">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1964 Montana gubernatorial election">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1968 Montana gubernatorial election">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1972 Montana gubernatorial election">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1976 Montana gubernatorial election">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1980 Montana gubernatorial election">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1984 Montana gubernatorial election">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1988 Montana gubernatorial election">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1992 Montana gubernatorial election">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="1996 Montana gubernatorial election">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="2000 Montana gubernatorial election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="2004 Montana gubernatorial election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="2008 Montana gubernatorial election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="2012 Montana gubernatorial election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="2016 Montana gubernatorial election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="2020 Montana gubernatorial election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Montana_gubernatorial_election" title="2024 Montana gubernatorial election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Montana_Secretary_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Montana Secretary of State">Secretary of State elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Montana_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2020 Montana Secretary of State election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Montana_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2024 Montana Secretary of State election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Montana_Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Montana Attorney General">Attorney General elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Montana_Attorney_General_election" title="2020 Montana Attorney General election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Montana_Attorney_General_election" title="2024 Montana Attorney General election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Montana_State_Auditor" title="Montana State Auditor">State Auditor elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2020_Montana_State_Auditor_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2020 Montana State Auditor election (page does not exist)">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Montana_State_Auditor_election" title="2024 Montana State Auditor election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">Senate elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Montana_Senate_election" title="2016 Montana Senate election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Montana_Senate_election" title="2018 Montana Senate election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Montana_Senate_election" title="2020 Montana Senate election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Montana_Senate_election" title="2022 Montana Senate election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Montana_Senate_election" title="2024 Montana Senate election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Montana_House_of_Representatives" title="Montana House of Representatives">House of Representatives elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2000 Montana House of Representatives election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2002 Montana House of Representatives election">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2004 Montana House of Representatives election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2006 Montana House of Representatives election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2008 Montana House of Representatives election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2010 Montana House of Representatives election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2012 Montana House of Representatives election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2014 Montana House of Representatives election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2016 Montana House of Representatives election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2018 Montana House of Representatives election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2020 Montana House of Representatives election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2022 Montana House of Representatives election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2024 Montana House of Representatives election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Ballot_measure" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballot measure">Ballot measures</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"> <dl><dt>1894</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1894_Montana_capital_referendum" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 Montana capital referendum">Capital referendum</a></dd> <dt>2004</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Montana_Initiative_96" class="mw-redirect" title="Montana Initiative 96">Initiative 96</a></dd> <dt>2012</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Montana_Legislative_Referendum_121" title="Montana Legislative Referendum 121">Referendum 121</a></dd> <dt>2016</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Montana_Initiative_182" class="mw-redirect" title="Montana Initiative 182">Initiative 182</a></dd> <dt>2020</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_Montana_Initiative_190" title="2020 Montana Initiative 190">Initiative 190</a></dd> <dt>2022</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2022_Montana_Legislative_Referendum_131" title="2022 Montana Legislative Referendum 131">Referendum 131</a></dd> <dt>2024</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Montana_Initiative_128" title="2024 Montana Initiative 128">Initiative 128</a></dd></dl></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Billings,_Montana" title="Billings, Montana">Billings</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Billings,_Montana" title="List of mayors of Billings, Montana">Mayoral elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Billings_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Billings mayoral election (page does not exist)">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005_Billings_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2005 Billings mayoral election (page does not exist)">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Billings_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 Billings mayoral election (page does not exist)">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_Billings_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2013 Billings mayoral election (page does not exist)">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Billings_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2017 Billings mayoral election (page does not exist)">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Billings_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2021 Billings mayoral election (page does not exist)">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_Billings_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2025 Billings mayoral election (page does not exist)">2025</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Missoula,_Montana" title="Missoula, Montana">Missoula</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Missoula,_Montana" title="List of mayors of Missoula, Montana">Mayoral elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2003_Missoula_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2003 Missoula mayoral election (page does not exist)">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Missoula_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2007 Missoula mayoral election (page does not exist)">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2011_Missoula_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2011 Missoula mayoral election (page does not exist)">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Missoula_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2015 Missoula mayoral election (page does not exist)">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_Missoula_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2019 Missoula mayoral election (page does not exist)">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Missoula_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2023 Missoula mayoral election (page does not exist)">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2027_Missoula_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2027 Missoula mayoral election (page does not exist)">2027</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Great_Falls,_Montana" title="Great Falls, Montana">Great Falls</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_mayors_of_Great_Falls,_Montana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of mayors of Great Falls, Montana (page does not exist)">Mayoral elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Billings_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Billings mayoral election (page does not exist)">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005_Billings_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2005 Billings mayoral election (page does not exist)">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Billings_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 Billings mayoral election (page does not exist)">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_Billings_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2013 Billings mayoral election (page does not exist)">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Billings_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2017 Billings mayoral election (page does not exist)">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Billings_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2021 Billings mayoral election (page does not exist)">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_Billings_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2025 Billings mayoral election (page does not exist)">2025</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Bozeman,_Montana" title="Bozeman, Montana">Bozeman</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_mayors_of_Bozeman,_Montana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of mayors of Bozeman, Montana (page does not exist)">Mayoral elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Bozeman_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Bozeman mayoral election (page does not exist)">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005_Bozeman_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2005 Bozeman mayoral election (page does not exist)">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Bozeman_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 Bozeman mayoral election (page does not exist)">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_Bozeman_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2013 Bozeman mayoral election (page does not exist)">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Bozeman_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2017 Bozeman mayoral election (page does not exist)">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Bozeman_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2021 Bozeman mayoral election (page does not exist)">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_Bozeman_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2025 Bozeman mayoral election (page does not exist)">2025</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Helena,_Montana" title="Helena, Montana">Helena</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_mayors_of_Helena,_Montana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of mayors of Helena, Montana (page does not exist)">Mayoral elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Helena_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Helena mayoral election (page does not exist)">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005_Helena_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2005 Helena mayoral election (page does not exist)">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Helena_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 Helena mayoral election (page does not exist)">2009</a></li> <li><a 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.navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Elections_in_Montana_sidebar" title="Template:Elections in Montana sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Elections_in_Montana_sidebar" title="Template talk:Elections in Montana sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Elections_in_Montana_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Elections in Montana sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1982 United States Senate election in Montana</b> took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent United States Senator <a href="/wiki/John_Melcher" title="John Melcher">John Melcher</a>, who was first elected to the Senate in <a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1976 United States Senate election in Montana">1976</a>, opted to run for re-election. He won the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> primary after he faced a tough intraparty challenger, and advanced to the general election, where he faced <a href="/wiki/Larry_R._Williams" title="Larry R. Williams">Larry R. Williams</a>, an author and the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee, and <a href="/wiki/Larry_Dodge" title="Larry Dodge">Larry Dodge</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian</a> nominee. Though his margin was reduced significantly from his initial election, Melcher still comfortably won re-election to his second and final term in the Senate. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Democratic_primary">Democratic primary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Democratic primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Melcher" title="John Melcher">John Melcher</a>, incumbent <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senator">United States Senator</a></li> <li>Michael Bond, housing contractor</li> <li>Henry Hardy, retired railroad worker</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During his first term in the Senate, Melcher's relative conservatism for a Democrat prompted a primary challenger in Michael Bond, a housing contractor who campaigned on his opposition to nuclear war. Bond attacked Melcher for voting to increase spending on nuclear arms, and pledged to reduce military spending to $60 billion and to use the savings to reduce interest rates.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the campaign, Bond came under fire from the state branches of the <a href="/wiki/Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars" title="Veterans of Foreign Wars">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Disabled_American_Veterans" title="Disabled American Veterans">Disabled American Veterans</a> for turning in his draft card in 1967 to protest the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>, who put out a statement, saying, "There is no place in the U.S. Senate for any draft dodger, draft card burner or draft protester of any kind."<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Democratic Party primary results<sup id="cite_ref-Primary_election_results_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Primary_election_results-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Jack Melcher (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>83,539 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>68.27 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Mike Bond </td> <td style="text-align:right">33,565 </td> <td style="text-align:right">27.43 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>122,369 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Republican_primary">Republican primary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Republican primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_2">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_R._Williams" title="Larry R. Williams">Larry R. Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana,_1978" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate election in Montana, 1978">1978</a> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee for the United States Senate</li> <li>Willie Dee Morris, attorney</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_2">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Republican Primary results<sup id="cite_ref-Primary_election_results_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Primary_election_results-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Larry Williams </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>49,615 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>88.11 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Willie Dee Morris </td> <td style="text-align:right">6,696 </td> <td style="text-align:right">11.89 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>56,311 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="General_election">General election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: General election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_3">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption>United States Senate election in Montana, 1982<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/John_Melcher" title="John Melcher">John Melcher</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>174,861 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>54.46% </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>−9.69% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #E81B23; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_R._Williams" title="Larry R. Williams">Larry R. Williams</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">133,789 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">41.67% </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+5.83% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #FED105; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Dodge" title="Larry Dodge">Larry Dodge</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">12,412 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">3.87% </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">41,072 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">12.79% </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−15.52% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">321,062 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td> <th style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Swing_(politics)" title="Swing (politics)">Swing</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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June 6, 1982<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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United States Senate election in California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Connecticut" title="1982 United States Senate election in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="1982 United States Senate election in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_the_District_of_Columbia" title="1982 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Florida" title="1982 United States Senate election in Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Hawaii" title="1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Indiana" title="1982 United States Senate election in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a 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Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington" title="1982 United States Senate election in Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1982 United States Senate election in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Wisconsin" title="1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Wyoming" title="1982 United States Senate election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S.<br />House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Delaware" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Hampshire" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in New York">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_North_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Carolina" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Vermont" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1982 United States gubernatorial elections">State<br />governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1982_Alabama_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Alabama gubernatorial election">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Alaska_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Alaska gubernatorial election">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Arizona_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Arizona gubernatorial election">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Arkansas_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Arkansas gubernatorial election">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_California_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 California gubernatorial election">California</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1982_California_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 California lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Colorado_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Colorado gubernatorial election">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Connecticut_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Connecticut gubernatorial election">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Washington,_D.C.,_mayoral_election" title="1982 Washington, D.C., mayoral election">District of Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Florida_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Florida gubernatorial election">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Georgia_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Georgia gubernatorial election">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Hawaii_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Hawaii gubernatorial election">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Idaho_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Idaho gubernatorial election">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Illinois_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Illinois gubernatorial election">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Iowa gubernatorial election">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Kansas_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Kansas gubernatorial election">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Maine gubernatorial election">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Maryland gubernatorial election">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Michigan_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Michigan gubernatorial election">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Minnesota_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Nebraska_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Nebraska gubernatorial election">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Nevada_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Nevada gubernatorial election">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 New Hampshire gubernatorial election">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_New_Mexico_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_New_York_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 New York gubernatorial election">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Ohio_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Ohio gubernatorial election">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Oklahoma_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Oklahoma gubernatorial election">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Oregon_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Oregon gubernatorial election">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 South Carolina gubernatorial election">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 South Dakota gubernatorial election">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Texas_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Texas gubernatorial election">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Vermont gubernatorial election">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Wisconsin gubernatorial election">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Wyoming_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Wyoming gubernatorial election">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1982_United_States_Attorney_General_elections" title="Category:1982 United States Attorney General elections">Attorneys<br />General</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1982_California_Attorney_General_election" title="1982 California Attorney General election">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Michigan_Attorney_General_election" title="1982 Michigan Attorney General election">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_New_York_Attorney_General_election" title="1982 New York Attorney General election">New York</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1982_state_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1982 state legislature elections in the United States">State <br />legislature</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Arizona <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1982_Arizona_House_of_Representatives_election" title="1982 Arizona House of Representatives election">Arizona House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Arizona_Senate_election" title="1982 Arizona Senate election">Arizona Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1982 Iowa Senate election">Iowa Senate</a></li> <li>Maryland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1982_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="1982 Maryland House of Delegates election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Maryland_Senate_election" title="1982 Maryland Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1982_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_election" title="1982 Minnesota House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Minnesota_Senate_election" title="1982 Minnesota Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li></ul> 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