1922 United States Senate election in Montana
November 7, 1922
 
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

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

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ Waldron, Ellis (1958). Montana politics since 1864 : an atlas of elections. Montana State University Press. pp. 188–89.
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