1918 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1918 United States Senate election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1912 United States Senate election in Montana 1912 1924 United States Senate election in Montana 1924 November 5, 1918 Thomas J. Walsh cph.3c02581 (cropped).jpg Thomas J. Walsh Democratic Party (United States) 46,160 41.07% Oscar M. Lanstrum 1918.jpg Oscar M. Lanstrum Republican Party (United States) 40,229 35.79% Jeannette Rankin cph.3b13863.jpg Jeannette Rankin National Party (United States) 26,013 23.14% 300px 1918 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg County resultsWalsh: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60%Lanstrum: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60%Rankin: #DE87AA 30–40% #C83771 40–50%No Data/Vote: #808080 U.S. Senator Thomas J. Walsh Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Walsh Democratic Party (United States) The 1918 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 5, 1918. Incumbent United States Senator Thomas J. Walsh, who was first elected to the Senate in 1912, ran for re-election. He won the Democratic primary uncontested, and was opposed in the general election by Oscar M. Lanstrum, a former State Representative and the Republican nominee, and Jeannette Rankin, one of two United States representatives from Montana's at-large congressional district and the nominee of the National Party. Walsh narrowly won his second term in the Senate. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Thomas J. Walsh, incumbent United States Senator Results Democratic Party primary resultshttps://archive.org/stream/primaryofficial1918montrich#page/1/mode/2up Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, August 27, 1918 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 Thomas J. Walsh (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 28,553 100.00% 28,553 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Nominee Oscar M. Lanstrum, former State Representative Eliminated in primary Jeannette Rankin, U.S. representative from Montana's at-large congressional district Edmund Nichols Harry H. Parsons, attorney Results Republican Primary results Oscar M. Lanstrum Republican Party (United States) 18,805 41.59% Jeannette Rankin Republican Party (United States) 17,091 37.80% Harry H. Parsons Republican Party (United States) 5,878 13.00% Edmund Nichols Republican Party (United States) 3,443 7.61% 45,217 100.00% General election Results 1918 United States Senate election in Montanahttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1910s/1918/1918_General_Statewide.pdf Official Abstract of Votes Cast at the General Election Held in Montana, November 5, 1918 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131228155216/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/Archives/1910s/1918/1918_General_Statewide.pdf December 28, 2013 dead Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Walsh (incumbent) 46,160 41.07% -0.10% Republican Party (United States) Oscar M. Lanstrum 40,229 35.79% +9.06% National Party (United States) Jeannette Rankin 26,013 23.14% 5,931 5.28% -3.79% 112,402 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) References Montana Category:United States Senate elections in Montana Category:1918 Montana elections