1928 United States Senate election in Montana

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1928 United States Senate election in Montana
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  1922 November 6, 1928 1934  
  BurtonKWheeler.jpg Joseph M. Dixon.jpg
Nominee Burton K. Wheeler Joseph M. Dixon
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote103,65591,185
Percentage53.20%46.80%

1928 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg
County Results
Wheeler:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Dixon:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Burton K. Wheeler
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Burton K. Wheeler
Democratic

The 1928 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent United States Senator Burton K. Wheeler, who was first elected to the Senate in 1922, ran for re-election. After successfully defeating several challengers in the Democratic primary, Wheeler advanced to the general election, where he faced Republican nominee Joseph M. Dixon, the former Governor of Montana who had previously served in the United States Senate from 1907 to 1913. Though the election was closer than Wheeler's first election, he still managed to defeat Dixon to win his second term in the Senate.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Burton K. Wheeler (inc.) 37,515 75.51
Democratic Sam V. Stewart10,25620.64
Democratic Sam W. Teagarden1,9113.85
Total votes49,682 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joseph M. Dixon 38,747 57.30
Republican Charles H. Williams26,40939.06
Republican Charles F. Juttner2,4623.64
Total votes67,618 100.00

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Montana, 1928 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Burton K. Wheeler (inc.) 103,655 53.20% -2.36%
Republican Joseph M. Dixon 91,18546.80%+3.03%
Majority12,4706.40%-5.39%
Turnout 194,840
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, July 17, A. D. 1928". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 4, 2014.