1954 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1954 United States Senate election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1948 United States Senate election in Montana 1948 1960 United States Senate election in Montana 1960 November 2, 1954 File:Senator James E. Murray.jpg 150x150px James E. Murray Democratic Party (United States) 114,591 50.38% File:Wesley D'Ewart (Montana Congressman).jpg Wesley A. D'Ewart Republican Party (United States) 112,863 49.62% 1954 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMurray: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%D'Ewart: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator James E. Murray Democratic Party (United States) James E. Murray Democratic Party (United States) The 1954 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent United States Senator James E. Murray, who was first elected to the Senate in a special election in 1934 and was re-elected in 1936, 1942, and 1948, ran for re-election. After winning the Democratic primary against trivial opponents, he advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Wesley A. D'Ewart, the Republican nominee and the United States Congressman from Montana's 2nd congressional district. A contentious and close election ensued, but ultimately, Murray was able to narrowly win re-election over D'Ewart to a final term in the Senate. Democratic primary Candidates James Edward Murray, incumbent United States Senator Ray E. Gulick, farmer Sam G. Feezell Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1950s/1954/1954_Primary_Statewide.pdf Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, July 20, 1954 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131228155514/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/Archives/1950s/1954/1954_Primary_Statewide.pdf December 28, 2013 dead James E. Murray (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 65,896 86.94% Ray E. Gulick Democratic Party (United States) 4,961 6.55% Sam G. Feezell Democratic Party (United States) 4,941 6.52% 75,798 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Wesley A. D'Ewart, United States Congressman from Montana's 2nd congressional district Robert Yellowtail, former Superintendent of the Crow Indian Reservation Results Republican Primary results Wesley A. D'Ewart Republican Party (United States) 49,964 82.36% Robert Yellowtail Republican Party (United States) 10,705 17.64% 60,669 100.00% General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1954http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1954election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 2, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) James E. Murray (incumbent) 114,591 50.38% -6.27% Republican Party (United States) Wesley A. D'Ewart 112,863 49.62% +6.88% 1,728 0.76% -13.15% 227,454 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) References Montana 1954 Category:1954 Montana elections