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Elections in Montana |
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The 1920 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Governor of Montana Sam V. Stewart, who was first elected Governor in 1912 and 1916, declined to run for re-election. To replace him, former United States Senator Joseph M. Dixon won the Republican primary, which was closely contested. In the general election, he faced Burton K. Wheeler, the former United States Attorney for the District of Montana and the Democratic nominee. Ultimately, Dixon defeated Wheeler by a wide margin to win his first and only term as governor.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Burton K. Wheeler | 35,228 | 61.33 | |
Democratic | W. W. McDowell | 17,798 | 30.98 | |
Democratic | Thomas E. Cary | 4,418 | 7.69 | |
Total votes | 57,444 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph M. Dixon | 18,718 | 35.41 | |
Republican | Henry L. Wilson | 15,765 | 29.82 | |
Republican | Sam C. Ford | 12,271 | 23.21 | |
Republican | Robert Lee Clinton | 2,604 | 4.93 | |
Republican | Daniel W. Slayton | 2,029 | 3.84 | |
Republican | Ronald Higgins | 1,481 | 2.80 | |
Total votes | 52,868 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joseph M. Dixon | 111,113 | 59.74% | +15.64% | |
Democratic | Burton K. Wheeler | 74,875 | 40.26% | -9.11% | |
Majority | 36,238 | 19.48% | +14.22% | ||
Turnout | 185,988 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
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The 1934 United States Senate special election in Montana took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent United States Senator John E. Erickson, who, as governor, had appointed himself to the seat in 1933 upon the death of Thomas J. Walsh, ran for re-election. However, he was defeated in the Democratic primary by James E. Murray, who was the former Silver Bow County Attorney and the Chairman of the State Advisory Board of the Public Works Administration. In the general election, Murray defeated Scott Leavitt, a former United States Congressman who had represented Montana's 2nd congressional district, and an independent candidate in a landslide to win his first term in the Senate.
The 1930 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent United States Senator James E. Murray, who was first elected to the Senate in a special election in 1934, ran for re-election. He narrowly emerged from a competitive and close Democratic primary, wherein he was challenged by United States Congressman Joseph P. Monaghan, who represented Montana's 1st congressional district. In the general election, Murray was opposed by Thomas O. Larson, a State Senator and the Republican nominee, and Monaghan, who, after losing the primary, ran as an independent candidate. Murray ended up winning a second term, and his first full term, in a landslide, defeating both of his opponents by a comfortable margin.
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The 1922 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 7, 1922. Incumbent United States Senator Henry L. Myers, who was first elected to the Senate in 1910, and was re-elected in 1916, declined to seek re-election. Former United States Attorney Burton K. Wheeler won the Democratic primary and advanced to the general election, where he faced Carl W. Riddick, the United States Congressman from Montana's 2nd congressional district and the Republican nominee. Ultimately, Wheeler defeated Riddick comfortably and won his first term in the Senate.
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