1940 United States Senate election in Montana
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| | | Nominee | Burton K. Wheeler | E. K. Cheadle | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 176,753 | 63,941 | Percentage | 73.43% | 26.57% | |
County results Wheeler: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% |
U.S. senator before election Burton K. Wheeler Democratic | Elected U.S. Senator Burton K. Wheeler Democratic | |
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The 1940 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent United States Senator Burton K. Wheeler, who was first elected to the Senate in 1922, and was re-elected in 1928 and 1934, ran for re-election. Though he faced a serious challenger in the Democratic primary, he emerged victorious, and advanced to the general election, where he faced E. K. Cheadle, a state district judge and the Republican nominee. Just like in 1934, Wheeler won re-election in a landslide, winning his fourth term in the Senate.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic Party primary results[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Burton K. Wheeler (inc.) | 75,498 | 72.86 |
| Democratic | H. J. Freebourn | 28,128 | 27.14 |
Total votes | 103,626 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- E. K. Cheadle, Tenth Judicial Circuit District Judge
- L. Ray Carroll, former State Senator
- Floyd C. Fluent
Results
Republican Primary results[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | H. K. Cheadle | 22,273 | 52.13 |
| Republican | L. Ray Carroll | 13,483 | 31.56 |
| Republican | Floyd C. Fluent | 6,972 | 16.32 |
Total votes | 42,728 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
United States Senate election in Montana, 1940[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Burton K. Wheeler (inc.) | 176,753 | 73.43% | +3.29% |
| Republican | E. K. Cheadle | 63,941 | 26.57% | -2.17% |
Majority | 112,812 | 46.87% | +5.47% |
Turnout | 240,694 | | |
| Democratic hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ a b "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, July 16, 1940" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
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