1930 United States Senate election in Montana

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1930 United States Senate election in Montana
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  1924 November 4, 1930 1934 (special)  
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Nominee Thomas J. Walsh Albert J. Galen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote106,27466,724
Percentage60.33%37.88%

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County Results
Walsh:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%
     60–70%     70–80%
Galen:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Thomas J. Walsh
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas J. Walsh
Democratic

The 1930 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 4, 1930. Incumbent United States Senator Thomas J. Walsh, who was first elected to the Senate in 1912, and re-elected in 1918 and 1924, ran for re-election. He won the Democratic primary unopposed, and faced Montana Supreme Court Associate Justice Albert J. Galen, the Republican nominee, and several independent opponents in the general election. Ultimately, Walsh defeated his opponents in a landslide and won his fourth and final term in the Senate.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas J. Walsh (incumbent) 32,977 100.00%
Total votes32,977 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Albert J. Galen 44,103 66.95%
Republican O. H. P. Shelley21,77433.05%
Total votes65,877 100.00%

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Montana, 1930 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thomas J. Walsh (incumbent) 106,274 60.33% +7.52%
Republican Albert J. Galen66,72437.88%−4.52%
Farmer–Labor Charles E. Taylor 1,7891.02%−3.32%
Socialist John F. McKay1,0060.57%+0.26%
Communist Willis L. Wright3680.21%
Majority 39,55022.45%+12.04%
Turnout 176,161
Democratic hold Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election, Held in the State of Montana, July 15, 1930". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1930" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.