1928 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1928 United States Senate election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1922 United States Senate election in Montana 1922 1934 United States Senate election in Montana 1934 November 6, 1928 File:BurtonKWheeler.jpg 150x150px Burton K. Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) 103,655 53.20% File:Joseph M. Dixon.jpg Joseph M. Dixon Republican Party (United States) 91,185 46.80% 1928 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg 300px County resultsWheeler: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Dixon: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Burton K. Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) Burton K. Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) The 1928 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent United States Senator Burton K. Wheeler, who was first elected to the Senate in 1922, ran for re-election. After defeating several challengers in the Democratic primary, Wheeler advanced to the general election, where he faced Republican nominee Joseph M. Dixon, the former Governor of Montana who had previously served in the United States Senate from 1907 to 1913. Though the election was closer than Wheeler's first election, he still managed to defeat Dixon to win his second term in the Senate. Democratic primary Candidates Burton K. Wheeler, incumbent United States Senator Sam V. Stewart, former Governor of Montana Sam W. Teagarden, independent candidate for the United States in 1924 Results Democratic Party primary resultshttps://archive.org/stream/primaryofficial1928montrich#page/1/mode/2up Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, July 17, A. D. 1928 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 Burton K. Wheeler (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 37,515 75.51 Sam V. Stewart Democratic Party (United States) 10,256 20.64 Sam W. Teagarden Democratic Party (United States) 1,911 3.85 49,682 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Joseph M. Dixon, former Governor of Montana, former United States Senator, former United States Congressman from Montana's at-large congressional district Charles H. Williams, former State Senator Charles F. Juttner, 1924 Socialist Party nominee for the United States Senate Results Republican Primary results Joseph M. Dixon Republican Party (United States) 38,747 57.30 Charles H. Williams Republican Party (United States) 26,409 39.06 Charles F. Juttner Republican Party (United States) 2,462 3.64 67,618 100.00 General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1928https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1928election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 6, 1928 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 4, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Burton K. Wheeler (inc.) 103,655 53.20% -2.36% Republican Party (United States) Joseph M. Dixon 91,185 46.80% +3.03% 12,470 6.40% -5.39% 194,840 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) References Montana 1928 Category:1928 Montana elections