1916 United States Senate election in Montana
November 7, 1916
 
Nominee Henry L. Myers Charles N. Pray Henry La Beau
Party Democratic Republican Socialist
Popular vote 85,585 72,753 9,292
Percentage 51.06% 43.40% 5.54%
U.S. senator before election

Henry L. Myers
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Henry L. Myers
Democratic

The 1916 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Senator Henry L. Myers was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican Charles N. Pray.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1916 Republican Primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Nelson Pray 29,264 59.74%
Republican John E. Edwards 19,721 40.26%
Total votes 48,985 100.00%

General election

Results

1916 United States Senate election in Montana[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry L. Myers (incumbent) 85,585 51.06%
Republican Charles N. Pray 72,753 43.40%
Socialist Henry La Beau 9,292 5.54%
Total votes 167,630 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "MT US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ "MT US Senate". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.