1966 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1966 United States Senate election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1960 United States Senate election in Montana 1960 1972 United States Senate election in Montana 1972 November 8, 1966 File:Lee Warren METCALF.jpg 150x150px Lee Metcalf Democratic Party (United States) 138,166 53.17% File:Tim Babcock.jpg Tim Babcock Republican Party (United States) 121,697 46.83% 1966 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMetcalf: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Babcock: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Lee Metcalf Democratic Party (United States) Lee Metcalf Democratic Party (United States) The 1966 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent United States Senator Lee Metcalf, who was first elected to the Senate in 1960, ran for re-election. He won the Democratic primary uncontested, and moved on to the general election, where he was opposed by Tim M. Babcock, the Republican nominee and the Governor of Montana. Though the race remained close, Metcalf was able to expand on his 1960 margin of victory, and defeated Babcock to win a second term. Democratic primary Candidates Lee Metcalf, incumbent United States Senator Results Democratic Party primary resultshttps://archive.org/stream/primaryofficial1966montrich#page/1/mode/2up Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, August 16, 1966 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 Lee Metcalf (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 73,975 100.00% 73,975 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Tim M. Babcock, Governor of Montana Results Republican Primary results Tim M. Babcock Republican Party (United States) 54,828 100.00% 54,828 100.00% General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1966http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1966election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 2, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Lee Metcalf (incumbent) 138,166 53.17% +2.44% Republican Party (United States) Tim M. Babcock 121,697 46.83% -2.44% 16,469 6.34% +4.87% 259,863 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) See also United States Senate elections, 1966 References Montana 1966 Category:1966 Montana elections