1942 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1942 United States Senate election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1936 United States Senate election in Montana 1936 1948 United States Senate election in Montana 1948 November 3, 1942 M001108.jpg James E. Murray Democratic Party (United States) 83,673 49.07% Vote for Wellington D. Rankin 1914 advert (cropped).png Wellington D. Rankin Republican Party (United States) 82,461 48.36% 1942 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg County resultsMurray: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Rankin: #FFB2B2 40–50% #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 1942 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 3, 1942. 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, ran for re-election. Following his victory in a competitive Democratic primary, Murray advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by former United States Attorney for the District of Montana Wellington D. Rankin, the Republican nominee and brother of representative Jeannette Rankin. In a closely fought election, Murray narrowly defeated Rankin to win re-election to his third term and his second full term in the Senate. Democratic primary Candidates James E. Murray, incumbent United States Senator Joseph P. Monaghan, former United States Congressman from Montana's 1st congressional district, 1936 independent candidate for the United States Senate Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1940s/1942/1942_Primary_Statewide.pdf Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, July 21, 1942 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131228155401/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/Archives/1940s/1942/1942_Primary_Statewide.pdf December 28, 2013 dead James E. Murray (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 47,826 62.49% Joseph P. Monaghan Democratic Party (United States) 28,709 37.51% 76,535 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Wellington D. Rankin, former United States Attorney for the District of Montana, former Attorney General of Montana Charles R. Dawley, United States Army veteran Jacob Thorkelson, former United States Congressman from Montana's 1st congressional district Results Republican Primary results Wellington D. Rankin Republican Party (United States) 24,677 58.83% Charles R. Dawley Republican Party (United States) 9,267 22.09% Jacob Thorkelson Republican Party (United States) 7,999 19.07% 41,943 100.00% General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1942http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1942election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1942 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 2, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) James E. Murray (incumbent) 83,673 49.07% -5.91% Republican Party (United States) Wellington D. Rankin 82,461 48.36% +21.25% Prohibition Party (United States) Charles R. Miller 2,711 1.59% Socialist Party (United States) E. H. Helterbran 1,669 0.98% 1,212 0.71% -27.16% 170,514 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) References Montana 1942 Category:1942 Montana elections