1922 United States Senate election in Montana
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| | | Nominee | Burton K. Wheeler | Carl W. Riddick | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 88,205 | 69,494 | Percentage | 55.56% | 43.77% | |
1922 Montana U.S. Senate Election County Level Results |
U.S. senator before election Henry L. Myers Democratic | Elected U.S. Senator Burton K. Wheeler Democratic | |
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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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic Party primary results[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Burton K. Wheeler | 20,914 | 54.66 |
| Democratic | Tom Stout | 6,550 | 17.12 |
| Democratic | James F. O'Connor | 6,296 | 16.46 |
| Democratic | Hugh R. Wells | 4,500 | 11.76 |
Total votes | 38,260 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Republican Primary results[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Carl W. Riddick | 23,334 | 33.15 |
| Republican | Wellington D. Rankin | 18,704 | 26.57 |
| Republican | Charles Nelson Pray | 11,911 | 16.92 |
| Republican | J. W. Anderson | 10,487 | 14.90 |
| Republican | J. C. F. Siegfriedt | 5,947 | 8.45 |
Total votes | 70,383 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
United States Senate election in Montana, 1922[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Burton K. Wheeler | 88,205 | 55.56% | 4.50% |
| Republican | Carl W. Riddick | 69,494 | 43.77% | +0.37% |
| Socialist | George H. Ambrose | 1,068 | 0.67% | -4.87% |
Majority | 18,711 | 11.79% | +4.13% |
Turnout | 158,767 | | |
| Democratic hold | Swing | | |
United States Senate Election in Montana, 1922 - Results by County[3] County | Wheeler | Riddick | Ambrose |
Beaverhead | 1,208 | 1,326 | 7 |
Big Horn | 628 | 752 | 4 |
Blaine | 919 | 1,139 | 4 |
Broadwater | 892 | 482 | 10 |
Carbon | 2,089 | 1,715 | 43 |
Carter | 228 | 594 | 14 |
Cascade | 6,162 | 4,018 | 56 |
Chouteau | 1,699 | 1,577 | 16 |
Custer | 1,763 | 1,708 | 20 |
Daniels | 728 | 528 | 14 |
Dawson | 1,262 | 1,314 | 11 |
Deer Lodge | 3,536 | 1,541 | 17 |
Fallon | 472 | 772 | 3 |
Fergus | 3,697 | 3,291 | 24 |
Flathead | 3,375 | 2,441 | 68 |
Gallatin | 2,990 | 2,486 | 25 |
Garfield | 726 | 988 | 21 |
Glacier | 720 | 549 | 7 |
Golden Valley | 476 | 562 | 7 |
Granite | 814 | 577 | 10 |
Hill | 2,085 | 1,399 | 14 |
Jefferson | 1,069 | 683 | 9 |
Judith Basin | 1,189 | 920 | 10 |
Lewis & Clark | 3,580 | 2,572 | 19 |
Liberty | 460 | 448 | 4 |
Lincoln | 979 | 877 | 58 |
Madison | 1,258 | 1,060 | 10 |
McCone | 633 | 650 | 15 |
Meagher | 357 | 505 | 4 |
Mineral | 761 | 179 | 16 |
Missoula | 5,331 | 2,419 | 48 |
Musselshell | 1,512 | 1,126 | 33 |
Park | 1,842 | 1,620 | 29 |
Phillips | 950 | 1,634 | 13 |
Pondera | 1,130 | 853 | 11 |
Powder River | 315 | 690 | 6 |
Powell | 1,475 | 749 | 8 |
Prairie | 438 | 659 | 4 |
Ravalli | 1,803 | 1,272 | 21 |
Richland | 921 | 1,099 | 8 |
Rosebud | 1,108 | 1,114 | 9 |
Roosevelt | 1,495 | 1,876 | 23 |
Sanders | 1,203 | 698 | 35 |
Sheridan | 1,384 | 920 | 25 |
Silver Bow | 11,218 | 4,771 | 641 |
Stillwater | 777 | 1,091 | 8 |
Sweet Grass | 451 | 762 | 2 |
Teton | 951 | 1,035 | 8 |
Toole | 813 | 714 | 9 |
Treasure | 209 | 386 | 5 |
Valley | 1,512 | 1,572 | 25 |
Wheatland | 828 | 845 | 5 |
Wibaux | 241 | 630 | 4 |
Yellowstone | 3,542 | 3,276 | 25 |
References
- ^ a b "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election, Held in the State of Montana, August 29, 1922". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ Waldron, Ellis (1958). Montana politics since 1864 : an atlas of elections. Montana State University Press. pp. 188–89.
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