Question: The 1988 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 8, 1988, which incumbent United States Senator, ran for re-election in 1988, American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Montana as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977, and as a United States Senator from 1977 until 1989?
Sentence (from "United States Senate election in Montana, 1988"): Incumbent United States Senator John Melcher, who was first elected to the Senate in 1976 and was re-elected in 1982, ran for re-election.
Relevant evidence: Yes