1918 United States Senate election in Montana

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1918 United States Senate election in Montana
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 1912November 5, 1918 1924  
  Thomas J. Walsh cph.3c02581 (cropped).jpg No image.svg Jeannette Rankin cph.3b13863.jpg
Nominee Thomas J. Walsh Oscar M. Lanstrum Jeannette Rankin
Party Democratic Republican National
Popular vote46,16040,22926,013
Percentage41.07%35.79%23.14%

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County results
Walsh:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%
Lanstrum:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%
Rankin:      30–40%     40–50%
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U.S. senator before election

Thomas J. Walsh
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas J. Walsh
Democratic

The 1918 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 5, 1918. Incumbent United States Senator Thomas J. Walsh, who was first elected to the Senate in 1912, ran for re-election. He won the Democratic primary uncontested, and was opposed in the general election by Oscar M. Lanstrum, a former State Representative and the Republican nominee, and Jeannette Rankin, one of two United States representatives from Montana's at-large congressional district and the nominee of the National Party. Walsh narrowly won his second term in the Senate.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas J. Walsh (incumbent) 28,553 100.00%
Total votes28,553 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Oscar M. Lanstrum 18,805 41.59%
Republican Jeannette Rankin17,09137.80%
Republican Harry H. Parsons5,87813.00%
Republican Edmund Nichols3,4437.61%
Total votes45,217 100.00%

General election

Results

1918 United States Senate election in Montana [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thomas J. Walsh (incumbent) 46,160 41.07% −0.10%
Republican Oscar M. Lanstrum40,22935.79%+9.06%
National Jeannette Rankin 26,01323.14%
Majority 5,9315.28%−3.79%
Turnout 112,402
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, August 27, 1918". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. "Official Abstract of Votes Cast at the General Election Held in Montana, November 5, 1918" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2014.