1936 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1936 United States Senate election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1934 United States Senate special election in Montana 1934 (special) 1942 United States Senate election in Montana 1942 November 3, 1936 M001108.jpg James E. Murray Democratic Party (US) 121,769 54.98% No image.svg Thomas Larson Republican Party (US) 60,038 27.11% JosephPMonaghan.jpg Joseph P. Monaghan Independent (US) 39,655 17.91% 1936 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMurray: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Monaghan: #D9D9D9 40–50%#808080 No data #DECDE6 Tie U.S. Senator James E. Murray Democratic Party (US) James E. Murray Democratic Party (US) The 1936 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent United States Senator James E. Murray, who was first elected to the Senate in a special election in 1934, ran for re-election. He narrowly emerged from a competitive and close Democratic primary, wherein he was challenged by United States Congressman Joseph P. Monaghan, who represented Montana's 1st congressional district. In the general election, Murray was opposed by Thomas O. Larson, a State Senator and the Republican nominee, and Monaghan, who, after losing the primary, ran as an independent candidate. Murray ended up winning a second term, and his first full term, in a landslide, defeating both of his opponents by a comfortable margin. Democratic primary Candidates James E. Murray, incumbent United States Senator Joseph P. Monaghan, U.S. Representative from Butte Sam V. Stewart, Montana Supreme Court Associate Justice, former Governor of Montana Walter B. Sands, Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1930s/1936/1936%20Primary%20Statewide.pdf Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, July 21, 1936 Montana Secretary of State July 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001112/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1930s/1936/1936%20Primary%20Statewide.pdf 2014-07-15 dead James E. Murray (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 47,154 42.31% Joseph P. Monaghan Democratic Party (United States) 44,956 40.34% Sam V. Stewart Democratic Party (United States) 12,191 10.94% Walter B. Sands Democratic Party (United States) 7,145 6.41% 111,446 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Thomas O. Larson, State Senator L. Ray Carroll, State Senator Hugh Egan State Representative Jess H. Stevens, attorney Results Republican Primary results Thomas O. Larson Republican Party (United States) 11,962 31.75% L. Ray Carroll Republican Party (United States) 9,237 24.51% Hugh Egan Republican Party (United States) 8,474 22.49% Jess H. Stevens Republican Party (United States) 8,006 21.25% 37,679 100.00% General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1936https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1936election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 2, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) James E. Murray (incumbent) 121,769 54.98% -4.68% Republican Party (United States) Thomas O. Larson 60,038 27.11% -12.32% Independent (politician) Joseph P. Monaghan 39,655 17.91% 61,731 27.87% +7.65% 221,462 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) See also United States Senate elections, 1936 References Montana 1936 Category:1936 Montana elections