1922 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 July 2022 1922 United States Senate election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1916 United States Senate election in Montana 1916 1928 United States Senate election in Montana 1928 November 7, 1922 File:BurtonKWheeler.jpg Burton K. Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) 88,205 55.56% File:CarlWRiddick.jpg 150x150px Carl W. Riddick Republican Party (United States) 69,494 43.77% 1922 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg 300px County resultsWheeler: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Riddick: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% U.S. Senator Henry L. Myers Democratic Party (United States) Burton K. Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) 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 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 Results Democratic Party primary resultshttps://archive.org/stream/primaryofficial1922montrich#page/1/mode/2up 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 July 2, 2014 Burton K. Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) 20,914 54.66 Tom Stout Democratic Party (United States) 6,550 17.12 James F. O'Connor Democratic Party (United States) 6,296 16.46 Hugh R. Wells Democratic Party (United States) 4,500 11.76 38,260 100.00 Republican primary Candidates 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 Results Republican Primary results Carl W. Riddick Republican Party (United States) 23,334 33.15 Wellington D. Rankin Republican Party (United States) 18,704 26.57 Charles Nelson Pray Republican Party (United States) 11,911 16.92 J. W. Anderson Republican Party (United States) 10,487 14.90 J. C. F. Siegfriedt Republican Party (United States) 5,947 8.45 70,383 100.00 General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1922http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1922election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 2, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Burton K. Wheeler 88,205 55.56% +4.50% Republican Party (United States) Carl W. Riddick 69,494 43.77% +0.37% Socialist Party (United States) George H. Ambrose 1,068 0.67% -4.87% 18,711 11.79% +4.13% 158,767 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) +United States Senate Election in Montana, 1922 - Results by CountyWaldron Ellis Montana politics since 1864 : an atlas of elections Montana State University Press 1958 188–89 EnglishCountyWheelerRiddickAmbroseBeaverhead1,2081,3267Big Horn6287524Blaine9191,1394Broadwater89248210Carbon2,0891,71543Carter22859414Cascade6,1624,01856Chouteau1,6991,57716Custer1,7631,70820Daniels72852814Dawson1,2621,31411Deer Lodge3,5361,54117Fallon4727723Fergus3,6973,29124Flathead3,3752,44168Gallatin2,9902,48625Garfield72698821Glacier7205497Golden Valley4765627Granite81457710Hill2,0851,39914Jefferson1,0696839Judith Basin1,18992010Lewis & Clark3,5802,57219Liberty4604484Lincoln97987758Madison1,2581,06010McCone63365015Meagher3575054Mineral76117916Missoula5,3312,41948Musselshell1,5121,12633Park1,8421,62029Phillips9501,63413Pondera1,13085311Powder River3156906Powell1,4757498Prairie4386594Ravalli1,8031,27221Richland9211,0998Rosebud1,1081,1149Roosevelt1,4951,87623Sanders1,20369835Sheridan1,38492025Silver Bow11,2184,771641Stillwater7771,0918Sweet Grass4517622Teton9511,0358Toole8137149Treasure2093865Valley1,5121,57225Wheatland8288455Wibaux2416304Yellowstone3,5423,27625 References Montana 1922 Category:1922 Montana elections