1936 United States Senate election in Montana
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The1930 United States Senate election in Montanatook place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent United States SenatorJames E. Murray,who was first elected to the Senate in a special election in1934,ran for re-election. He narrowly emerged from a competitive and closeDemocraticprimary, wherein he was challenged byUnited States CongressmanJoseph P. Monaghan,who representedMontana's 1st congressional district.In the general election, Murray was opposed by Thomas O. Larson, aState Senatorand theRepublicannominee, and Monaghan, who, after losing the primary, ran as anindependentcandidate. Murray ended up winning a second term, and his first full term, in a landslide, defeating both of his opponents by a comfortable margin.
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- James E. Murray,incumbent United States Senator
- Joseph P. Monaghan,U.S. Representative fromButte
- Sam V. Stewart,Montana Supreme Court Associate Justice,formerGovernor of Montana
- Walter B. Sands,Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James E. Murray (incumbent) | 47,154 | 42.31% | |
Democratic | Joseph P. Monaghan | 44,956 | 40.34% | |
Democratic | Sam V. Stewart | 12,191 | 10.94% | |
Democratic | Walter B. Sands | 7,145 | 6.41% | |
Total votes | 111,446 | 100.00% |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Thomas O. Larson,State Senator
- L. Ray Carroll,State Senator
- Hugh EganState Representative
- Jess H. Stevens, attorney
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thomas O. Larson | 11,962 | 31.75% | |
Republican | L. Ray Carroll | 9,237 | 24.51% | |
Republican | Hugh Egan | 8,474 | 22.49% | |
Republican | Jess H. Stevens | 8,006 | 21.25% | |
Total votes | 37,679 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James E. Murray(incumbent) | 121,769 | 54.98% | −4.68% | |
Republican | Thomas O. Larson | 60,038 | 27.11% | −12.32% | |
Independent | Joseph P. Monaghan | 39,655 | 17.91% | ||
Majority | 61,731 | 27.87% | +7.65% | ||
Turnout | 221,462 | ||||
Democratichold | Swing |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, July 21, 1936"(PDF).Montana Secretary of State. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on July 15, 2014.RetrievedJuly 3,2014.
- ^"Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936"(PDF).Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.RetrievedJuly 2,2014.