The 1946 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 5, 1946. Incumbent United States Senator Burton K. Wheeler, who was first elected to the Senate in 1922, and was re-elected in 1928, 1934, and 1940, ran for re-election. He was challenged in the Democratic primary by Leif Erickson, the Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, and, following a close election, was narrowly defeated by Erickson. In the general election, Erickson faced State SenatorZales Ecton, the Republican nominee. Ultimately, Ecton defeated Erickson by a fairly wide margin, winning his first and only term in the Senate. Another Republican would not be elected Senator from Montana until 42 years later, when Conrad Burns narrowly won the 1988 election.
^ ab(PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
^"Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1946" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
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1946, united, states, senate, election, montana, took, place, november, 1946, incumbent, united, states, senator, burton, wheeler, first, elected, senate, 1922, elected, 1928, 1934, 1940, election, challenged, democratic, primary, leif, erickson, chief, justic. The 1946 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 5 1946 Incumbent United States Senator Burton K Wheeler who was first elected to the Senate in 1922 and was re elected in 1928 1934 and 1940 ran for re election He was challenged in the Democratic primary by Leif Erickson the Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court and following a close election was narrowly defeated by Erickson In the general election Erickson faced State Senator Zales Ecton the Republican nominee Ultimately Ecton defeated Erickson by a fairly wide margin winning his first and only term in the Senate Another Republican would not be elected Senator from Montana until 42 years later when Conrad Burns narrowly won the 1988 election 1946 United States Senate election in Montana 1940 November 5 1946 1952 Nominee Zales Ecton Leif EricksonParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 101 901 86 476Percentage 53 47 45 38 U S senator before electionBurton K WheelerDemocratic Elected U S Senator Zales EctonRepublican Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Results 4 ReferencesDemocratic primary EditCandidates Edit Leif Erickson Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court Burton K Wheeler incumbent United States SenatorResults Edit Democratic Party primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Leif Erickson 49 419 52 61Democratic Burton K Wheeler inc 44 513 47 39Total votes 93 932 100 00Republican primary EditCandidates Edit Zales Ecton State Senator former State Representative R E SkeenResults Edit Republican Primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Zales Ecton 22 731 66 94Republican R E Skeen 11 226 33 06Total votes 33 957 100 00General election EditResults Edit United States Senate election in Montana 1946 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Zales Ecton 101 901 53 47 26 91 Democratic Leif Erickson 86 476 45 38 28 06 Socialist Floyd P Jones 2 189 1 15 Majority 15 425 8 09 38 78 Turnout 190 566Republican gain from Democratic SwingReferences Edit a b Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana July 16 1946 PDF Montana Secretary of State Archived from the original PDF on May 8 2013 Retrieved July 2 2014 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5 1946 PDF Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Retrieved July 4 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1946 United States Senate election in Montana amp oldid 1173910232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
