1972-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Montana (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Lee Metcalf* (D)		Henry Hibbard (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Beaverhead	64%	1,233	35.5%	2,244	64.5%	0	0.0%	-1,011	3,477
Big Horn	64%	2,199	56.8%	1,672	43.2%	0	0.0%	527	3,871
Blaine	69%	1,585	55.3%	1,279	44.7%	0	0.0%	306	2,864
Broadwater	81%	521	37.5%	868	62.5%	0	0.0%	-347	1,389
Carbon	80%	1,940	49.8%	1,952	50.2%	0	0.0%	-12	3,892
Carter	75%	375	38.3%	604	61.7%	0	0.0%	-229	979
Cascade	56%	17,121	57.5%	12,654	42.5%	0	0.0%	4,467	29,775
Chouteau	83%	1,621	46.8%	1,841	53.2%	0	0.0%	-220	3,462
Custer	70%	2,952	52.3%	2,691	47.7%	0	0.0%	261	5,643
Daniels	79%	858	54.2%	725	45.8%	0	0.0%	133	1,583
Dawson	70%	2,814	54.9%	2,311	45.1%	0	0.0%	503	5,125
Deer Lodge	67%	4,986	74.7%	1,693	25.3%	0	0.0%	3,293	6,679
Fallon	66%	785	47.5%	866	52.5%	0	0.0%	-81	1,651
Fergus	73%	2,501	40.8%	3,629	59.2%	0	0.0%	-1,128	6,130
Flathead	64%	8,012	46.4%	9,259	53.6%	0	0.0%	-1,247	17,271
Gallatin	61%	6,614	44.5%	8,265	55.5%	0	0.0%	-1,651	14,879
Garfield	90%	260	28.7%	647	71.3%	0	0.0%	-387	907
Glacier	58%	2,140	55.9%	1,685	44.1%	0	0.0%	455	3,825
Golden Valley	107%	255	44.9%	313	55.1%	0	0.0%	-58	568
Granite	71%	524	39.7%	796	60.3%	0	0.0%	-272	1,320
Hill	64%	4,201	58.1%	3,026	41.9%	0	0.0%	1,175	7,227
Jefferson	67%	1,240	53.1%	1,094	46.9%	0	0.0%	146	2,334
Judith Basin	95%	775	47.3%	865	52.7%	0	0.0%	-90	1,640
Lake	71%	2,774	40.6%	4,065	59.4%	0	0.0%	-1,291	6,839
Lewis and Clark	71%	8,294	50.0%	8,298	50.0%	0	0.0%	-4	16,592
Liberty	85%	563	45.5%	675	54.5%	0	0.0%	-112	1,238
Lincoln	56%	3,460	55.6%	2,758	44.4%	0	0.0%	702	6,218
Madison	76%	1,009	38.3%	1,623	61.7%	0	0.0%	-614	2,632
McCone	86%	788	52.3%	718	47.7%	0	0.0%	70	1,506
Meagher	70%	333	35.0%	618	65.0%	0	0.0%	-285	951
Mineral	71%	780	54.1%	663	45.9%	0	0.0%	117	1,443
Missoula	72%	17,280	57.0%	13,046	43.0%	0	0.0%	4,234	30,326
Musselshell	79%	916	45.4%	1,100	54.6%	0	0.0%	-184	2,016
Park	78%	3,015	50.3%	2,984	49.7%	0	0.0%	31	5,999
Petroleum	83%	118	35.8%	212	64.2%	0	0.0%	-94	330
Phillips	75%	1,252	48.0%	1,358	52.0%	0	0.0%	-106	2,610
Pondera	79%	1,674	50.3%	1,652	49.7%	0	0.0%	22	3,326
Powder River	68%	474	38.5%	758	61.5%	0	0.0%	-284	1,232
Powell	66%	1,571	53.3%	1,376	46.7%	0	0.0%	195	2,947
Prairie	87%	437	42.6%	589	57.4%	0	0.0%	-152	1,026
Ravalli	73%	3,091	41.0%	4,455	59.0%	0	0.0%	-1,364	7,546
Richland	66%	2,192	50.5%	2,151	49.5%	0	0.0%	41	4,343
Roosevelt	63%	2,122	53.3%	1,861	46.7%	0	0.0%	261	3,983
Rosebud	61%	1,159	48.2%	1,248	51.8%	0	0.0%	-89	2,407
Sanders	70%	1,490	44.9%	1,829	55.1%	0	0.0%	-339	3,319
Sheridan	72%	1,652	59.6%	1,119	40.4%	0	0.0%	533	2,771
Silver Bow	70%	13,112	68.1%	6,135	31.9%	0	0.0%	6,977	19,247
Stillwater	80%	1,137	44.7%	1,409	55.3%	0	0.0%	-272	2,546
Sweet Grass	82%	535	31.6%	1,157	68.4%	0	0.0%	-622	1,692
Teton	84%	1,550	46.4%	1,790	53.6%	0	0.0%	-240	3,340
Toole	76%	1,358	48.1%	1,464	51.9%	0	0.0%	-106	2,822
Treasure	96%	281	47.3%	313	52.7%	0	0.0%	-32	594
Valley	72%	2,956	57.3%	2,202	42.7%	0	0.0%	754	5,158
Wheatland	83%	678	49.9%	680	50.1%	0	0.0%	-2	1,358
Wibaux	76%	397	56.1%	311	43.9%	0	0.0%	86	708
Yellowstone	66%	19,649	49.9%	19,720	50.1%	0	0.0%	-71	39,369
TOTAL	66%	163,609	52.0%	151,316	48.0%	0	0.0%	12,293	314,925
Total R vote: 151,316 (48.0%)      Total D vote: 163,609 (52.0%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent

1972 Senate class 2, Beaverhead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,233	35.5%
Henry Hibbard (R)	2,244	64.5%
TOTAL	3,477
Turnout: 64%

1972 Senate class 2, Big Horn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	2,199	56.8%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,672	43.2%
TOTAL	3,871
Turnout: 64%

1972 Senate class 2, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,585	55.3%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,279	44.7%
TOTAL	2,864
Turnout: 69%

1972 Senate class 2, Broadwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	521	37.5%
Henry Hibbard (R)	868	62.5%
TOTAL	1,389
Turnout: 81%

1972 Senate class 2, Carbon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,940	49.8%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,952	50.2%
TOTAL	3,892
Turnout: 80%

1972 Senate class 2, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	375	38.3%
Henry Hibbard (R)	604	61.7%
TOTAL	979
Turnout: 75%

1972 Senate class 2, Cascade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	17,121	57.5%
Henry Hibbard (R)	12,654	42.5%
TOTAL	29,775
Turnout: 56%

1972 Senate class 2, Chouteau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,621	46.8%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,841	53.2%
TOTAL	3,462
Turnout: 83%

1972 Senate class 2, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	2,952	52.3%
Henry Hibbard (R)	2,691	47.7%
TOTAL	5,643
Turnout: 70%

1972 Senate class 2, Daniels County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	858	54.2%
Henry Hibbard (R)	725	45.8%
TOTAL	1,583
Turnout: 79%

1972 Senate class 2, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	2,814	54.9%
Henry Hibbard (R)	2,311	45.1%
TOTAL	5,125
Turnout: 70%

1972 Senate class 2, Deer Lodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	4,986	74.7%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,693	25.3%
TOTAL	6,679
Turnout: 67%

1972 Senate class 2, Fallon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	785	47.5%
Henry Hibbard (R)	866	52.5%
TOTAL	1,651
Turnout: 66%

1972 Senate class 2, Fergus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	2,501	40.8%
Henry Hibbard (R)	3,629	59.2%
TOTAL	6,130
Turnout: 73%

1972 Senate class 2, Flathead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	8,012	46.4%
Henry Hibbard (R)	9,259	53.6%
TOTAL	17,271
Turnout: 64%

1972 Senate class 2, Gallatin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	6,614	44.5%
Henry Hibbard (R)	8,265	55.5%
TOTAL	14,879
Turnout: 61%

1972 Senate class 2, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	260	28.7%
Henry Hibbard (R)	647	71.3%
TOTAL	907
Turnout: 90%

1972 Senate class 2, Glacier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	2,140	55.9%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,685	44.1%
TOTAL	3,825
Turnout: 58%

1972 Senate class 2, Golden Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	255	44.9%
Henry Hibbard (R)	313	55.1%
TOTAL	568
Turnout: 107%

1972 Senate class 2, Granite County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	524	39.7%
Henry Hibbard (R)	796	60.3%
TOTAL	1,320
Turnout: 71%

1972 Senate class 2, Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	4,201	58.1%
Henry Hibbard (R)	3,026	41.9%
TOTAL	7,227
Turnout: 64%

1972 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,240	53.1%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,094	46.9%
TOTAL	2,334
Turnout: 67%

1972 Senate class 2, Judith Basin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	775	47.3%
Henry Hibbard (R)	865	52.7%
TOTAL	1,640
Turnout: 95%

1972 Senate class 2, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	2,774	40.6%
Henry Hibbard (R)	4,065	59.4%
TOTAL	6,839
Turnout: 71%

1972 Senate class 2, Lewis and Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	8,294	50.0%
Henry Hibbard (R)	8,298	50.0%
TOTAL	16,592
Turnout: 71%

1972 Senate class 2, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	563	45.5%
Henry Hibbard (R)	675	54.5%
TOTAL	1,238
Turnout: 85%

1972 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	3,460	55.6%
Henry Hibbard (R)	2,758	44.4%
TOTAL	6,218
Turnout: 56%

1972 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,009	38.3%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,623	61.7%
TOTAL	2,632
Turnout: 76%

1972 Senate class 2, McCone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	788	52.3%
Henry Hibbard (R)	718	47.7%
TOTAL	1,506
Turnout: 86%

1972 Senate class 2, Meagher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	333	35.0%
Henry Hibbard (R)	618	65.0%
TOTAL	951
Turnout: 70%

1972 Senate class 2, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	780	54.1%
Henry Hibbard (R)	663	45.9%
TOTAL	1,443
Turnout: 71%

1972 Senate class 2, Missoula County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	17,280	57.0%
Henry Hibbard (R)	13,046	43.0%
TOTAL	30,326
Turnout: 72%

1972 Senate class 2, Musselshell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	916	45.4%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,100	54.6%
TOTAL	2,016
Turnout: 79%

1972 Senate class 2, Park County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	3,015	50.3%
Henry Hibbard (R)	2,984	49.7%
TOTAL	5,999
Turnout: 78%

1972 Senate class 2, Petroleum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	118	35.8%
Henry Hibbard (R)	212	64.2%
TOTAL	330
Turnout: 83%

1972 Senate class 2, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,252	48.0%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,358	52.0%
TOTAL	2,610
Turnout: 75%

1972 Senate class 2, Pondera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,674	50.3%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,652	49.7%
TOTAL	3,326
Turnout: 79%

1972 Senate class 2, Powder River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	474	38.5%
Henry Hibbard (R)	758	61.5%
TOTAL	1,232
Turnout: 68%

1972 Senate class 2, Powell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,571	53.3%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,376	46.7%
TOTAL	2,947
Turnout: 66%

1972 Senate class 2, Prairie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	437	42.6%
Henry Hibbard (R)	589	57.4%
TOTAL	1,026
Turnout: 87%

1972 Senate class 2, Ravalli County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	3,091	41.0%
Henry Hibbard (R)	4,455	59.0%
TOTAL	7,546
Turnout: 73%

1972 Senate class 2, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	2,192	50.5%
Henry Hibbard (R)	2,151	49.5%
TOTAL	4,343
Turnout: 66%

1972 Senate class 2, Roosevelt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	2,122	53.3%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,861	46.7%
TOTAL	3,983
Turnout: 63%

1972 Senate class 2, Rosebud County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,159	48.2%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,248	51.8%
TOTAL	2,407
Turnout: 61%

1972 Senate class 2, Sanders County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,490	44.9%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,829	55.1%
TOTAL	3,319
Turnout: 70%

1972 Senate class 2, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,652	59.6%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,119	40.4%
TOTAL	2,771
Turnout: 72%

1972 Senate class 2, Silver Bow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	13,112	68.1%
Henry Hibbard (R)	6,135	31.9%
TOTAL	19,247
Turnout: 70%

1972 Senate class 2, Stillwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,137	44.7%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,409	55.3%
TOTAL	2,546
Turnout: 80%

1972 Senate class 2, Sweet Grass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	535	31.6%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,157	68.4%
TOTAL	1,692
Turnout: 82%

1972 Senate class 2, Teton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,550	46.4%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,790	53.6%
TOTAL	3,340
Turnout: 84%

1972 Senate class 2, Toole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	1,358	48.1%
Henry Hibbard (R)	1,464	51.9%
TOTAL	2,822
Turnout: 76%

1972 Senate class 2, Treasure County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	281	47.3%
Henry Hibbard (R)	313	52.7%
TOTAL	594
Turnout: 96%

1972 Senate class 2, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	2,956	57.3%
Henry Hibbard (R)	2,202	42.7%
TOTAL	5,158
Turnout: 72%

1972 Senate class 2, Wheatland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	678	49.9%
Henry Hibbard (R)	680	50.1%
TOTAL	1,358
Turnout: 83%

1972 Senate class 2, Wibaux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	397	56.1%
Henry Hibbard (R)	311	43.9%
TOTAL	708
Turnout: 76%

1972 Senate class 2, Yellowstone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lee Metcalf* (D)	19,649	49.9%
Henry Hibbard (R)	19,720	50.1%
TOTAL	39,369
Turnout: 66%