1934 United States Senate special election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1934 United States Senate special election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1930 United States Senate election in Montana 1930 1936 United States Senate election in Montana 1936 November 6, 1934 File:M001108.jpg 150x150px James E. Murray Democratic Party (United States) 116,965 59.66% File:ScottLeavitt.jpg Scott Leavitt Republican Party (United States) 77,307 39.43% 1934 United States Senate special election in Montana results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMurray: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Leavitt: #E27F7F 50–60%#808080 No data U.S. Senator John E. Erickson Democratic Party (United States) James E. Murray Democratic Party (United States) The 1934 United States Senate special election in Montana took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent United States Senator John E. Erickson, who, as governor, had appointed himself to the seat in 1933 upon the death of Thomas J. Walsh, ran for re-election. However, he was defeated in the Democratic primary by James E. Murray, who was the former Silver Bow County Attorney and the Chairman of the State Advisory Board of the Public Works Administration. In the general election, Murray defeated Scott Leavitt, a former United States Congressman who had represented Montana's 2nd congressional district, and an independent candidate in a landslide to win his first term in the Senate. Democratic primary Candidates James E. Murray, Chairman of the State Advisory Board of the Public Works Administration, former Silver Bow County Attorney James F. O'Connor, former Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives John E. Erickson, incumbent United States Senator Louis P. Donovan John A. Lovelace W. W. Hamilton Results Democratic Party primary resultshttps://archive.org/stream/primaryofficial1934montrich#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, 1934 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 James E. Murray Democratic Party (United States) 19,640 24.89% James F. O'Connor Democratic Party (United States) 18,194 23.05% John E. Erickson (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 17,440 22.10% Louis P. Donovan Democratic Party (United States) 10,212 12.94% John A. Lovelace Democratic Party (United States) 8,649 10.96% W. W. Hamilton Democratic Party (United States) 4,788 6.07% 78,923 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Scott Leavitt, former United States Congressman from Montana's 2nd congressional district Wellington D. Rankin, former United States Attorney for the District of Montana, former Attorney General of Montana Leonard C. Young James A. Jergenson Results Republican Primary results Scott Leavitt Republican Party (United States) 25,479 47.03% Wellington D. Rankin Republican Party (United States) 18,150 33.50% Leonard C. Young Republican Party (United States) 6,202 11.45% James A. Jergenson Republican Party (United States) 4,344 8.02% 54,175 100.00% General election Results United States Senate special election in Montana, 1934http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1934election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1934 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 2, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) James E. Murray 116,965 59.66% -0.67% Republican Party (United States) Scott Leavitt 77,307 39.43% +1.56% Socialist Party (United States) John F. Duffy 1,779 0.91% +0.34% 39,658 20.23% -2.22% 196,051 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) References Montana 1934 Category:1934 Montana elections Montana 1934 Montana Senate (Class II) United States Senate 1934