1982-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Montana (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	John Melcher* (D)		Larry Williams (R)		Larry Dodge (Libertarian)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Beaverhead	61%	1,518	42.2%	1,929	53.7%	146	4.1%	0	0.0%	-411	3,593
Big Horn	69%	3,347	68.2%	1,454	29.6%	106	2.2%	0	0.0%	1,893	4,907
Blaine	60%	1,740	63.6%	919	33.6%	78	2.8%	0	0.0%	821	2,737
Broadwater	70%	841	52.5%	698	43.6%	62	3.9%	0	0.0%	143	1,601
Carbon	75%	2,498	57.0%	1,766	40.3%	118	2.7%	0	0.0%	732	4,382
Carter	75%	507	53.7%	428	45.3%	10	1.1%	0	0.0%	79	945
Cascade	49%	15,929	57.5%	10,893	39.4%	857	3.1%	0	0.0%	5,036	27,679
Chouteau	75%	1,778	56.1%	1,289	40.6%	105	3.3%	0	0.0%	489	3,172
Custer	58%	2,897	55.1%	2,170	41.3%	191	3.6%	0	0.0%	727	5,258
Daniels	73%	920	64.4%	490	34.3%	19	1.3%	0	0.0%	430	1,429
Dawson	59%	2,393	51.0%	2,183	46.5%	120	2.6%	0	0.0%	210	4,696
Deer Lodge	57%	3,673	74.5%	1,040	21.1%	219	4.4%	0	0.0%	2,633	4,932
Fallon	71%	979	55.7%	742	42.2%	38	2.2%	0	0.0%	237	1,759
Fergus	65%	3,067	50.9%	2,785	46.3%	168	2.8%	0	0.0%	282	6,020
Flathead	56%	8,596	40.9%	11,361	54.1%	1,046	5.0%	0	0.0%	-2,765	21,003
Gallatin	53%	8,029	44.4%	9,178	50.8%	873	4.8%	0	0.0%	-1,149	18,080
Garfield	84%	560	58.2%	389	40.4%	13	1.4%	0	0.0%	171	962
Glacier	50%	1,946	54.8%	1,465	41.3%	137	3.9%	0	0.0%	481	3,548
Golden Valley	84%	340	58.4%	226	38.8%	16	2.7%	0	0.0%	114	582
Granite	69%	637	48.4%	594	45.1%	85	6.5%	0	0.0%	43	1,316
Hill	60%	4,671	62.0%	2,649	35.2%	208	2.8%	0	0.0%	2,022	7,528
Jefferson	62%	1,610	53.2%	1,276	42.1%	142	4.7%	0	0.0%	334	3,028
Judith Basin	81%	866	58.8%	571	38.7%	37	2.5%	0	0.0%	295	1,474
Lake	58%	3,645	47.0%	3,718	48.0%	390	5.0%	0	0.0%	-73	7,753
Lewis and Clark	59%	9,805	53.0%	7,970	43.1%	717	3.9%	0	0.0%	1,835	18,492
Liberty	72%	585	50.2%	541	46.4%	40	3.4%	0	0.0%	44	1,166
Lincoln	51%	3,499	57.8%	2,311	38.2%	243	4.0%	0	0.0%	1,188	6,053
Madison	68%	1,121	40.5%	1,528	55.2%	118	4.3%	0	0.0%	-407	2,767
McCone	81%	835	58.5%	581	40.7%	12	0.8%	0	0.0%	254	1,428
Meagher	69%	475	45.8%	536	51.6%	27	2.6%	0	0.0%	-61	1,038
Mineral	61%	881	58.0%	548	36.1%	90	5.9%	0	0.0%	333	1,519
Missoula	52%	15,477	53.3%	11,499	39.6%	2,076	7.1%	0	0.0%	3,978	29,052
Musselshell	78%	1,469	60.0%	909	37.1%	69	2.8%	0	0.0%	560	2,447
Park	61%	2,979	50.7%	2,691	45.8%	211	3.6%	0	0.0%	288	5,881
Petroleum	66%	159	55.8%	116	40.7%	10	3.5%	0	0.0%	43	285
Phillips	66%	1,365	55.9%	999	40.9%	76	3.1%	0	0.0%	366	2,440
Pondera	68%	1,673	53.8%	1,320	42.5%	116	3.7%	0	0.0%	353	3,109
Powder River	80%	710	51.6%	635	46.1%	31	2.3%	0	0.0%	75	1,376
Powell	56%	1,498	53.4%	1,147	40.9%	162	5.8%	0	0.0%	351	2,807
Prairie	79%	518	52.1%	445	44.7%	32	3.2%	0	0.0%	73	995
Ravalli	61%	4,158	42.3%	5,228	53.2%	446	4.5%	0	0.0%	-1,070	9,832
Richland	52%	2,467	58.1%	1,726	40.6%	54	1.3%	0	0.0%	741	4,247
Roosevelt	50%	2,209	63.5%	1,194	34.3%	76	2.2%	0	0.0%	1,015	3,479
Rosebud	65%	2,843	69.5%	1,112	27.2%	138	3.4%	0	0.0%	1,731	4,093
Sanders	63%	2,157	57.0%	1,436	38.0%	188	5.0%	0	0.0%	721	3,781
Sheridan	65%	1,816	72.2%	673	26.8%	26	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,143	2,515
Silver Bow	60%	11,714	73.0%	3,666	22.8%	672	4.2%	0	0.0%	8,048	16,052
Stillwater	69%	1,617	56.9%	1,139	40.1%	85	3.0%	0	0.0%	478	2,841
Sweet Grass	71%	757	45.6%	854	51.4%	49	3.0%	0	0.0%	-97	1,660
Teton	72%	1,630	50.6%	1,503	46.7%	87	2.7%	0	0.0%	127	3,220
Toole	71%	1,315	48.8%	1,261	46.8%	121	4.5%	0	0.0%	54	2,697
Treasure	87%	424	71.3%	158	26.6%	13	2.2%	0	0.0%	266	595
Valley	67%	2,761	60.8%	1,707	37.6%	70	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,054	4,538
Wheatland	67%	644	57.9%	434	39.0%	35	3.1%	0	0.0%	210	1,113
Wibaux	69%	427	63.4%	233	34.6%	14	2.1%	0	0.0%	194	674
Yellowstone	52%	21,886	54.1%	17,476	43.2%	1,124	2.8%	0	0.0%	4,410	40,486
TOTAL	57%	174,861	54.5%	133,789	41.7%	12,412	3.9%	0	0.0%	41,072	321,062
Total R vote: 133,789 (41.7%)      Total D vote: 174,861 (54.5%)      Total Other vote: 12,412 (3.9%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$749,752		$656,485		$18,936
Total Receipts:		$749,790		$650,192		$18,937
Cash on Hand:		$0		$0		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$0		$0		$0
Party Contributions:		$0		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$0		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$0		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$40,118		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$228,019		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$-187,901		$0		$0
Net Spending:		$561,851		$656,485		$18,936

1982 Senate class 1, Beaverhead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	1,518	42.2%
Larry Williams (R)	1,929	53.7%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	146	4.1%
TOTAL	3,593
Turnout: 61%

1982 Senate class 1, Big Horn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	3,347	68.2%
Larry Williams (R)	1,454	29.6%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	106	2.2%
TOTAL	4,907
Turnout: 69%

1982 Senate class 1, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	1,740	63.6%
Larry Williams (R)	919	33.6%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	78	2.8%
TOTAL	2,737
Turnout: 60%

1982 Senate class 1, Broadwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	841	52.5%
Larry Williams (R)	698	43.6%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	62	3.9%
TOTAL	1,601
Turnout: 70%

1982 Senate class 1, Carbon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	2,498	57.0%
Larry Williams (R)	1,766	40.3%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	118	2.7%
TOTAL	4,382
Turnout: 75%

1982 Senate class 1, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	507	53.7%
Larry Williams (R)	428	45.3%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	10	1.1%
TOTAL	945
Turnout: 75%

1982 Senate class 1, Cascade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	15,929	57.5%
Larry Williams (R)	10,893	39.4%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	857	3.1%
TOTAL	27,679
Turnout: 49%

1982 Senate class 1, Chouteau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	1,778	56.1%
Larry Williams (R)	1,289	40.6%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	105	3.3%
TOTAL	3,172
Turnout: 75%

1982 Senate class 1, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	2,897	55.1%
Larry Williams (R)	2,170	41.3%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	191	3.6%
TOTAL	5,258
Turnout: 58%

1982 Senate class 1, Daniels County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	920	64.4%
Larry Williams (R)	490	34.3%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	19	1.3%
TOTAL	1,429
Turnout: 73%

1982 Senate class 1, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	2,393	51.0%
Larry Williams (R)	2,183	46.5%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	120	2.6%
TOTAL	4,696
Turnout: 59%

1982 Senate class 1, Deer Lodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	3,673	74.5%
Larry Williams (R)	1,040	21.1%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	219	4.4%
TOTAL	4,932
Turnout: 57%

1982 Senate class 1, Fallon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	979	55.7%
Larry Williams (R)	742	42.2%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	38	2.2%
TOTAL	1,759
Turnout: 71%

1982 Senate class 1, Fergus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	3,067	50.9%
Larry Williams (R)	2,785	46.3%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	168	2.8%
TOTAL	6,020
Turnout: 65%

1982 Senate class 1, Flathead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	8,596	40.9%
Larry Williams (R)	11,361	54.1%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	1,046	5.0%
TOTAL	21,003
Turnout: 56%

1982 Senate class 1, Gallatin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	8,029	44.4%
Larry Williams (R)	9,178	50.8%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	873	4.8%
TOTAL	18,080
Turnout: 53%

1982 Senate class 1, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	560	58.2%
Larry Williams (R)	389	40.4%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	13	1.4%
TOTAL	962
Turnout: 84%

1982 Senate class 1, Glacier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	1,946	54.8%
Larry Williams (R)	1,465	41.3%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	137	3.9%
TOTAL	3,548
Turnout: 50%

1982 Senate class 1, Golden Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	340	58.4%
Larry Williams (R)	226	38.8%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	16	2.7%
TOTAL	582
Turnout: 84%

1982 Senate class 1, Granite County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	637	48.4%
Larry Williams (R)	594	45.1%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	85	6.5%
TOTAL	1,316
Turnout: 69%

1982 Senate class 1, Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	4,671	62.0%
Larry Williams (R)	2,649	35.2%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	208	2.8%
TOTAL	7,528
Turnout: 60%

1982 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	1,610	53.2%
Larry Williams (R)	1,276	42.1%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	142	4.7%
TOTAL	3,028
Turnout: 62%

1982 Senate class 1, Judith Basin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	866	58.8%
Larry Williams (R)	571	38.7%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	37	2.5%
TOTAL	1,474
Turnout: 81%

1982 Senate class 1, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	3,645	47.0%
Larry Williams (R)	3,718	48.0%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	390	5.0%
TOTAL	7,753
Turnout: 58%

1982 Senate class 1, Lewis and Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	9,805	53.0%
Larry Williams (R)	7,970	43.1%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	717	3.9%
TOTAL	18,492
Turnout: 59%

1982 Senate class 1, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	585	50.2%
Larry Williams (R)	541	46.4%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	40	3.4%
TOTAL	1,166
Turnout: 72%

1982 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	3,499	57.8%
Larry Williams (R)	2,311	38.2%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	243	4.0%
TOTAL	6,053
Turnout: 51%

1982 Senate class 1, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	1,121	40.5%
Larry Williams (R)	1,528	55.2%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	118	4.3%
TOTAL	2,767
Turnout: 68%

1982 Senate class 1, McCone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	835	58.5%
Larry Williams (R)	581	40.7%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	12	0.8%
TOTAL	1,428
Turnout: 81%

1982 Senate class 1, Meagher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	475	45.8%
Larry Williams (R)	536	51.6%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	27	2.6%
TOTAL	1,038
Turnout: 69%

1982 Senate class 1, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	881	58.0%
Larry Williams (R)	548	36.1%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	90	5.9%
TOTAL	1,519
Turnout: 61%

1982 Senate class 1, Missoula County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	15,477	53.3%
Larry Williams (R)	11,499	39.6%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	2,076	7.1%
TOTAL	29,052
Turnout: 52%

1982 Senate class 1, Musselshell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	1,469	60.0%
Larry Williams (R)	909	37.1%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	69	2.8%
TOTAL	2,447
Turnout: 78%

1982 Senate class 1, Park County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	2,979	50.7%
Larry Williams (R)	2,691	45.8%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	211	3.6%
TOTAL	5,881
Turnout: 61%

1982 Senate class 1, Petroleum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	159	55.8%
Larry Williams (R)	116	40.7%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	10	3.5%
TOTAL	285
Turnout: 66%

1982 Senate class 1, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	1,365	55.9%
Larry Williams (R)	999	40.9%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	76	3.1%
TOTAL	2,440
Turnout: 66%

1982 Senate class 1, Pondera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	1,673	53.8%
Larry Williams (R)	1,320	42.5%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	116	3.7%
TOTAL	3,109
Turnout: 68%

1982 Senate class 1, Powder River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	710	51.6%
Larry Williams (R)	635	46.1%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	31	2.3%
TOTAL	1,376
Turnout: 80%

1982 Senate class 1, Powell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	1,498	53.4%
Larry Williams (R)	1,147	40.9%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	162	5.8%
TOTAL	2,807
Turnout: 56%

1982 Senate class 1, Prairie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	518	52.1%
Larry Williams (R)	445	44.7%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	32	3.2%
TOTAL	995
Turnout: 79%

1982 Senate class 1, Ravalli County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	4,158	42.3%
Larry Williams (R)	5,228	53.2%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	446	4.5%
TOTAL	9,832
Turnout: 61%

1982 Senate class 1, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	2,467	58.1%
Larry Williams (R)	1,726	40.6%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	54	1.3%
TOTAL	4,247
Turnout: 52%

1982 Senate class 1, Roosevelt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	2,209	63.5%
Larry Williams (R)	1,194	34.3%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	76	2.2%
TOTAL	3,479
Turnout: 50%

1982 Senate class 1, Rosebud County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	2,843	69.5%
Larry Williams (R)	1,112	27.2%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	138	3.4%
TOTAL	4,093
Turnout: 65%

1982 Senate class 1, Sanders County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	2,157	57.0%
Larry Williams (R)	1,436	38.0%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	188	5.0%
TOTAL	3,781
Turnout: 63%

1982 Senate class 1, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	1,816	72.2%
Larry Williams (R)	673	26.8%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	26	1.0%
TOTAL	2,515
Turnout: 65%

1982 Senate class 1, Silver Bow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	11,714	73.0%
Larry Williams (R)	3,666	22.8%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	672	4.2%
TOTAL	16,052
Turnout: 60%

1982 Senate class 1, Stillwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	1,617	56.9%
Larry Williams (R)	1,139	40.1%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	85	3.0%
TOTAL	2,841
Turnout: 69%

1982 Senate class 1, Sweet Grass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	757	45.6%
Larry Williams (R)	854	51.4%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	49	3.0%
TOTAL	1,660
Turnout: 71%

1982 Senate class 1, Teton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	1,630	50.6%
Larry Williams (R)	1,503	46.7%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	87	2.7%
TOTAL	3,220
Turnout: 72%

1982 Senate class 1, Toole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	1,315	48.8%
Larry Williams (R)	1,261	46.8%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	121	4.5%
TOTAL	2,697
Turnout: 71%

1982 Senate class 1, Treasure County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	424	71.3%
Larry Williams (R)	158	26.6%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	13	2.2%
TOTAL	595
Turnout: 87%

1982 Senate class 1, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	2,761	60.8%
Larry Williams (R)	1,707	37.6%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	70	1.5%
TOTAL	4,538
Turnout: 67%

1982 Senate class 1, Wheatland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	644	57.9%
Larry Williams (R)	434	39.0%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	35	3.1%
TOTAL	1,113
Turnout: 67%

1982 Senate class 1, Wibaux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	427	63.4%
Larry Williams (R)	233	34.6%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	14	2.1%
TOTAL	674
Turnout: 69%

1982 Senate class 1, Yellowstone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Melcher* (D)	21,886	54.1%
Larry Williams (R)	17,476	43.2%
Larry Dodge (Lbt)	1,124	2.8%
TOTAL	40,486
Turnout: 52%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Melcher*
Total Disbursements:	$749,752
Total Receipts:	$749,790
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$40,118
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$228,019
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-187,901
Net Spending:	$561,851

Larry Williams
Total Disbursements:	$656,485
Total Receipts:	$650,192
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$656,485

Larry Dodge
Total Disbursements:	$18,936
Total Receipts:	$18,937
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$18,936

**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/1982