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1922 United States Senate election in Montana

1922 United States Senate election in Montana

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.

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.

  • Burton K. Wheeler, 1920 Democratic nominee for Governor of Montana, former United States Attorney for the District of Montana, former State Representative
  • Tom Stout, former United States Congressman from Montana's at-large congressional district
  • James F. O'Connor, former Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives
  • Hugh R. Wells, former State Representative, former chairman of the Montana Democratic Party
PartyCandidateVotes%
Burton K. Wheeler
Tom Stout
James F. O'Connor
Hugh R. Wells
Total votes
  • Carl W. Riddick, United States Congressman from Montana's 2nd congressional district
  • Wellington D. Rankin, Attorney General of Montana
  • Charles Nelson Pray, former United States Congressman from Montana's at-large congressional district, 1916 Republican nominee for the United States Senate
  • J. W. Anderson
  • J. C. F. Siegfriedt, mining company doctor
PartyCandidateVotes%
Carl W. Riddick
Wellington D. Rankin
Charles Nelson Pray
J. W. Anderson
J. C. F. Siegfriedt
Total votes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Burton K. Wheeler
Carl W. Riddick
George H. Ambrose
Majority
Turnout
Swing
CountyWheelerRiddickAmbrose
Beaverhead1,2081,3267
Big Horn6287524
Blaine9191,1394
Broadwater89248210
Carbon2,0891,71543
Carter22859414
Cascade6,1624,01856
Chouteau1,6991,57716
Custer1,7631,70820
Daniels72852814
Dawson1,2621,31411
Deer Lodge3,5361,54117
Fallon4727723
Fergus3,6973,29124
Flathead3,3752,44168
Gallatin2,9902,48625
Garfield72698821
Glacier7205497
Golden Valley4765627
Granite81457710
Hill2,0851,39914
Jefferson1,0696839
Judith Basin1,18992010
Lewis & Clark3,5802,57219
Liberty4604484
Lincoln97987758
Madison1,2581,06010
McCone63365015
Meagher3575054
Mineral76117916
Missoula5,3312,41948
Musselshell1,5121,12633
Park1,8421,62029
Phillips9501,63413
Pondera1,13085311
Powder River3156906
Powell1,4757498
Prairie4386594
Ravalli1,8031,27221
Richland9211,0998
Rosebud1,1081,1149
Roosevelt1,4951,87623
Sanders1,20369835
Sheridan1,38492025
Silver Bow11,2184,771641
Stillwater7771,0918
Sweet Grass4517622
Teton9511,0358
Toole8137149
Treasure2093865
Valley1,5121,57225
Wheatland8288455
Wibaux2416304
Yellowstone3,5423,27625
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