2006 United States Senate election in Montana
Results
Due to errors with polling machines the Montana count was delayed well into Wednesday November 8. The race was too close to call throughout the night and many pundits predicted the need for a recount.

2006 United States Senate election in Montana

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: Due to errors with polling machines the Montana count was delayed well into Wednesday November 8. The race was too close to call throughout the night and many pundits predicted the need for a recount.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Democratic	Jon Tester	199,845	49.16%	+1.92%

Republican	Conrad Burns (incumbent)	196,283	48.29%	2.27%

Libertarian	Stan Jones	10,377	2.55%

Majority	3,562	0.88%	2.44%

Turnout	406,505

Democratic gain from Republican	Swing

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Incumbent Republican, Conrad Burns, was defeated by Democrat, Jon Tester, by a margin of 0.87%, or 3,562 votes out of 406,505 votes.

final_sentence: Incumbent Republican, Conrad Burns, was defeated by Democrat, Jon Tester, by a margin of 0.87%, or 3,562 votes out of 406,505 votes.