1976-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Montana (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	John Melcher (D)		Stanley Burger (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Beaverhead	65%	1,563	44.0%	1,990	56.0%	0	0.0%	-427	3,553
Big Horn	57%	2,398	66.6%	1,203	33.4%	0	0.0%	1,195	3,601
Blaine	66%	1,871	67.2%	912	32.8%	0	0.0%	959	2,783
Broadwater	73%	730	52.0%	673	48.0%	0	0.0%	57	1,403
Carbon	79%	2,690	65.7%	1,402	34.3%	0	0.0%	1,288	4,092
Carter	78%	558	56.8%	425	43.2%	0	0.0%	133	983
Cascade	55%	20,522	69.9%	8,856	30.1%	0	0.0%	11,666	29,378
Chouteau	86%	2,204	62.3%	1,335	37.7%	0	0.0%	869	3,539
Custer	68%	3,722	65.3%	1,982	34.7%	0	0.0%	1,740	5,704
Daniels	85%	1,118	67.5%	539	32.5%	0	0.0%	579	1,657
Dawson	67%	3,182	63.4%	1,835	36.6%	0	0.0%	1,347	5,017
Deer Lodge	61%	4,332	77.5%	1,261	22.5%	0	0.0%	3,071	5,593
Fallon	73%	1,060	58.7%	746	41.3%	0	0.0%	314	1,806
Fergus	73%	3,599	57.0%	2,713	43.0%	0	0.0%	886	6,312
Flathead	61%	11,018	58.8%	7,728	41.2%	0	0.0%	3,290	18,746
Gallatin	57%	8,146	51.7%	7,596	48.3%	0	0.0%	550	15,742
Garfield	89%	548	58.9%	382	41.1%	0	0.0%	166	930
Glacier	57%	2,288	61.6%	1,429	38.4%	0	0.0%	859	3,717
Golden Valley	97%	355	61.6%	221	38.4%	0	0.0%	134	576
Granite	72%	717	54.6%	595	45.4%	0	0.0%	122	1,312
Hill	63%	5,282	72.3%	2,023	27.7%	0	0.0%	3,259	7,305
Jefferson	68%	1,678	62.2%	1,019	37.8%	0	0.0%	659	2,697
Judith Basin	94%	1,042	63.6%	596	36.4%	0	0.0%	446	1,638
Lake	67%	3,971	54.4%	3,323	45.6%	0	0.0%	648	7,294
Lewis and Clark	65%	10,288	61.5%	6,435	38.5%	0	0.0%	3,853	16,723
Liberty	80%	641	54.2%	542	45.8%	0	0.0%	99	1,183
Lincoln	56%	4,331	70.2%	1,841	29.8%	0	0.0%	2,490	6,172
Madison	74%	1,170	43.9%	1,493	56.1%	0	0.0%	-323	2,663
McCone	89%	964	63.3%	559	36.7%	0	0.0%	405	1,523
Meagher	68%	509	53.6%	441	46.4%	0	0.0%	68	950
Mineral	70%	1,108	72.8%	413	27.2%	0	0.0%	695	1,521
Missoula	68%	21,754	68.1%	10,196	31.9%	0	0.0%	11,558	31,950
Musselshell	77%	1,492	71.2%	603	28.8%	0	0.0%	889	2,095
Park	71%	3,508	60.4%	2,300	39.6%	0	0.0%	1,208	5,808
Petroleum	83%	188	55.8%	149	44.2%	0	0.0%	39	337
Phillips	72%	1,597	63.9%	904	36.1%	0	0.0%	693	2,501
Pondera	75%	1,892	59.7%	1,277	40.3%	0	0.0%	615	3,169
Powder River	73%	670	52.8%	600	47.2%	0	0.0%	70	1,270
Powell	59%	1,709	62.9%	1,009	37.1%	0	0.0%	700	2,718
Prairie	85%	602	58.7%	423	41.3%	0	0.0%	179	1,025
Ravalli	71%	4,632	52.7%	4,150	47.3%	0	0.0%	482	8,782
Richland	60%	2,603	60.4%	1,707	39.6%	0	0.0%	896	4,310
Roosevelt	63%	2,547	64.2%	1,423	35.8%	0	0.0%	1,124	3,970
Rosebud	62%	2,437	80.2%	602	19.8%	0	0.0%	1,835	3,039
Sanders	69%	2,300	64.5%	1,268	35.5%	0	0.0%	1,032	3,568
Sheridan	72%	1,890	69.3%	836	30.7%	0	0.0%	1,054	2,726
Silver Bow	65%	13,194	76.5%	4,052	23.5%	0	0.0%	9,142	17,246
Stillwater	77%	1,729	64.6%	948	35.4%	0	0.0%	781	2,677
Sweet Grass	78%	814	49.1%	845	50.9%	0	0.0%	-31	1,659
Teton	82%	1,987	58.9%	1,389	41.1%	0	0.0%	598	3,376
Toole	72%	1,494	56.4%	1,153	43.6%	0	0.0%	341	2,647
Treasure	90%	431	75.2%	142	24.8%	0	0.0%	289	573
Valley	71%	3,099	64.0%	1,746	36.0%	0	0.0%	1,353	4,845
Wheatland	84%	842	62.9%	496	37.1%	0	0.0%	346	1,338
Wibaux	77%	487	68.4%	225	31.6%	0	0.0%	262	712
Yellowstone	66%	28,729	66.8%	14,262	33.2%	0	0.0%	14,467	42,991
TOTAL	64%	206,232	64.2%	115,213	35.8%	0	0.0%	91,019	321,445
Total R vote: 115,213 (35.8%)      Total D vote: 206,232 (64.2%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$311,101		$563,543
Total Receipts:		$0		$0

1976 Senate class 1, Beaverhead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,563	44.0%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,990	56.0%
TOTAL	3,553
Turnout: 65%

1976 Senate class 1, Big Horn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	2,398	66.6%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,203	33.4%
TOTAL	3,601
Turnout: 57%

1976 Senate class 1, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,871	67.2%
Stanley Burger (R)	912	32.8%
TOTAL	2,783
Turnout: 66%

1976 Senate class 1, Broadwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	730	52.0%
Stanley Burger (R)	673	48.0%
TOTAL	1,403
Turnout: 73%

1976 Senate class 1, Carbon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	2,690	65.7%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,402	34.3%
TOTAL	4,092
Turnout: 79%

1976 Senate class 1, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	558	56.8%
Stanley Burger (R)	425	43.2%
TOTAL	983
Turnout: 78%

1976 Senate class 1, Cascade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	20,522	69.9%
Stanley Burger (R)	8,856	30.1%
TOTAL	29,378
Turnout: 55%

1976 Senate class 1, Chouteau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	2,204	62.3%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,335	37.7%
TOTAL	3,539
Turnout: 86%

1976 Senate class 1, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	3,722	65.3%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,982	34.7%
TOTAL	5,704
Turnout: 68%

1976 Senate class 1, Daniels County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,118	67.5%
Stanley Burger (R)	539	32.5%
TOTAL	1,657
Turnout: 85%

1976 Senate class 1, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	3,182	63.4%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,835	36.6%
TOTAL	5,017
Turnout: 67%

1976 Senate class 1, Deer Lodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	4,332	77.5%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,261	22.5%
TOTAL	5,593
Turnout: 61%

1976 Senate class 1, Fallon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,060	58.7%
Stanley Burger (R)	746	41.3%
TOTAL	1,806
Turnout: 73%

1976 Senate class 1, Fergus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	3,599	57.0%
Stanley Burger (R)	2,713	43.0%
TOTAL	6,312
Turnout: 73%

1976 Senate class 1, Flathead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	11,018	58.8%
Stanley Burger (R)	7,728	41.2%
TOTAL	18,746
Turnout: 61%

1976 Senate class 1, Gallatin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	8,146	51.7%
Stanley Burger (R)	7,596	48.3%
TOTAL	15,742
Turnout: 57%

1976 Senate class 1, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	548	58.9%
Stanley Burger (R)	382	41.1%
TOTAL	930
Turnout: 89%

1976 Senate class 1, Glacier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	2,288	61.6%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,429	38.4%
TOTAL	3,717
Turnout: 57%

1976 Senate class 1, Golden Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	355	61.6%
Stanley Burger (R)	221	38.4%
TOTAL	576
Turnout: 97%

1976 Senate class 1, Granite County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	717	54.6%
Stanley Burger (R)	595	45.4%
TOTAL	1,312
Turnout: 72%

1976 Senate class 1, Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	5,282	72.3%
Stanley Burger (R)	2,023	27.7%
TOTAL	7,305
Turnout: 63%

1976 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,678	62.2%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,019	37.8%
TOTAL	2,697
Turnout: 68%

1976 Senate class 1, Judith Basin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,042	63.6%
Stanley Burger (R)	596	36.4%
TOTAL	1,638
Turnout: 94%

1976 Senate class 1, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	3,971	54.4%
Stanley Burger (R)	3,323	45.6%
TOTAL	7,294
Turnout: 67%

1976 Senate class 1, Lewis and Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	10,288	61.5%
Stanley Burger (R)	6,435	38.5%
TOTAL	16,723
Turnout: 65%

1976 Senate class 1, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	641	54.2%
Stanley Burger (R)	542	45.8%
TOTAL	1,183
Turnout: 80%

1976 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	4,331	70.2%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,841	29.8%
TOTAL	6,172
Turnout: 56%

1976 Senate class 1, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,170	43.9%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,493	56.1%
TOTAL	2,663
Turnout: 74%

1976 Senate class 1, McCone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	964	63.3%
Stanley Burger (R)	559	36.7%
TOTAL	1,523
Turnout: 89%

1976 Senate class 1, Meagher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	509	53.6%
Stanley Burger (R)	441	46.4%
TOTAL	950
Turnout: 68%

1976 Senate class 1, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,108	72.8%
Stanley Burger (R)	413	27.2%
TOTAL	1,521
Turnout: 70%

1976 Senate class 1, Missoula County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	21,754	68.1%
Stanley Burger (R)	10,196	31.9%
TOTAL	31,950
Turnout: 68%

1976 Senate class 1, Musselshell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,492	71.2%
Stanley Burger (R)	603	28.8%
TOTAL	2,095
Turnout: 77%

1976 Senate class 1, Park County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	3,508	60.4%
Stanley Burger (R)	2,300	39.6%
TOTAL	5,808
Turnout: 71%

1976 Senate class 1, Petroleum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	188	55.8%
Stanley Burger (R)	149	44.2%
TOTAL	337
Turnout: 83%

1976 Senate class 1, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,597	63.9%
Stanley Burger (R)	904	36.1%
TOTAL	2,501
Turnout: 72%

1976 Senate class 1, Pondera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,892	59.7%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,277	40.3%
TOTAL	3,169
Turnout: 75%

1976 Senate class 1, Powder River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	670	52.8%
Stanley Burger (R)	600	47.2%
TOTAL	1,270
Turnout: 73%

1976 Senate class 1, Powell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,709	62.9%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,009	37.1%
TOTAL	2,718
Turnout: 59%

1976 Senate class 1, Prairie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	602	58.7%
Stanley Burger (R)	423	41.3%
TOTAL	1,025
Turnout: 85%

1976 Senate class 1, Ravalli County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	4,632	52.7%
Stanley Burger (R)	4,150	47.3%
TOTAL	8,782
Turnout: 71%

1976 Senate class 1, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	2,603	60.4%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,707	39.6%
TOTAL	4,310
Turnout: 60%

1976 Senate class 1, Roosevelt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	2,547	64.2%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,423	35.8%
TOTAL	3,970
Turnout: 63%

1976 Senate class 1, Rosebud County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	2,437	80.2%
Stanley Burger (R)	602	19.8%
TOTAL	3,039
Turnout: 62%

1976 Senate class 1, Sanders County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	2,300	64.5%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,268	35.5%
TOTAL	3,568
Turnout: 69%

1976 Senate class 1, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,890	69.3%
Stanley Burger (R)	836	30.7%
TOTAL	2,726
Turnout: 72%

1976 Senate class 1, Silver Bow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	13,194	76.5%
Stanley Burger (R)	4,052	23.5%
TOTAL	17,246
Turnout: 65%

1976 Senate class 1, Stillwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,729	64.6%
Stanley Burger (R)	948	35.4%
TOTAL	2,677
Turnout: 77%

1976 Senate class 1, Sweet Grass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	814	49.1%
Stanley Burger (R)	845	50.9%
TOTAL	1,659
Turnout: 78%

1976 Senate class 1, Teton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,987	58.9%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,389	41.1%
TOTAL	3,376
Turnout: 82%

1976 Senate class 1, Toole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	1,494	56.4%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,153	43.6%
TOTAL	2,647
Turnout: 72%

1976 Senate class 1, Treasure County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	431	75.2%
Stanley Burger (R)	142	24.8%
TOTAL	573
Turnout: 90%

1976 Senate class 1, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	3,099	64.0%
Stanley Burger (R)	1,746	36.0%
TOTAL	4,845
Turnout: 71%

1976 Senate class 1, Wheatland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	842	62.9%
Stanley Burger (R)	496	37.1%
TOTAL	1,338
Turnout: 84%

1976 Senate class 1, Wibaux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	487	68.4%
Stanley Burger (R)	225	31.6%
TOTAL	712
Turnout: 77%

1976 Senate class 1, Yellowstone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher (D)	28,729	66.8%
Stanley Burger (R)	14,262	33.2%
TOTAL	42,991
Turnout: 66%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Melcher
Total Disbursements:	$311,101

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/MT/1976

Stanley Burger
Total Disbursements:	$563,543