1990 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1990 United States Senate election in Montana Montana presidential no 1984 United States Senate election in Montana 1984 1996 United States Senate election in Montana 1996 November 6, 1990 MaxBaucus (1).jpg 150x150px Max Baucus Democratic Party (United States) 217,563 68.1% File:Allen Kolstad.jpg Allen Kolstad Republican Party (United States) 93,836 29.4% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results Baucus: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Kolstad: #ffb2b2 40–50% U.S. Senator Max Baucus Democratic Party (United States) Max Baucus Democratic Party (United States) The 1990 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 6, 1990. Incumbent United States Senator Max Baucus, who was first elected in 1978 and was re-elected in 1984, ran for re-election. After winning the Democratic primary, he moved on to the general election, where he was opposed by Allen Kolstad, the Lieutenant Governor of Montana and the Republican nominee. Baucus ultimately ended up defeating Kolstad in a landslide, winning his third term with ease. Democratic primary Candidates Max Baucus, incumbent United States Senator John Driscoll, former Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives "Curly" Thornton Results Democratic Party primary results http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1990s/1990/1990_Primary_Statewide.pdf Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 5, 1990 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131228155810/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/Archives/1990s/1990/1990_Primary_Statewide.pdf December 28, 2013 dead Max Baucus (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 80,622 82.60% John Driscoll Democratic Party (United States) 12,616 12.93% "Curly" Thornton Democratic Party (United States) 4,367 4.47% 97,605 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Allen Kolstad, Lieutenant Governor of Montana Bruce Vorhauer, businessman Bill Farrell John Domenech Results Republican Primary results Allen Kolstad Republican Party (United States) 38,097 43.59% Bruce Vorhauer Republican Party (United States) 30,837 35.28% Bill Farrell Republican Party (United States) 11,820 13.52% John Domenech Republican Party (United States) 6,648 7.61% 87,402 100.00% General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1990 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1990election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 2, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Max Baucus (incumbent) 217,563 68.13% +11.24% Republican Party (United States) Allen Kolstad 93,836 29.38% -11.31% Libertarian Party (United States) Westley F. Deitchler 7,937 2.49% +0.07% 123,727 38.75% +22.55% 319,336 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) By congressional district Baucus won both congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.6 November 1990 Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the General Election held in the State of Montana https://sosmt.gov/Portals/142/Elections/archives/1990s/1990/1990_General_Statewide.pdf?dt=1523477333219 https://web.archive.org/web/20250320234039/https://sosmt.gov/Portals/142/Elections/archives/1990s/1990/1990_General_Statewide.pdf?dt=1523477333219 2025-03-20 2025-08-01 sosmt.gov District Baucus Kolstad RepresentativeMontana 1 1st 66% 31%Pat WilliamsMontana 2 2nd 71% 27%Ron Marlenee See also 1990 United States Senate elections References Montana 1990 Category:1990 Montana elections