1940 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1940 United States Senate election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1934 United States Senate election in Montana 1934 1946 United States Senate election in Montana 1946 November 5, 1940 File:Senator Burton Kendall Wheeler.jpg 150x150px Burton K. Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) 176,753 73.43% 3x4.svg E. K. Cheadle Republican Party (United States) 63,941 26.57% 1940 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg County resultsWheeler: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100% U.S. Senator Burton K. Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) Burton K. Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent United States Senator Burton K. Wheeler, who was first elected to the Senate in 1922, and was re-elected in 1928 and 1934, ran for re-election. Though he faced a serious challenger in the Democratic primary, he emerged victorious, and advanced to the general election, where he faced E. K. Cheadle, a state district judge and the Republican nominee. Just like in 1934, Wheeler won re-election in a landslide, winning his fourth term in the Senate. Democratic primary Candidates Burton K. Wheeler, incumbent United States Senator H. J. Freebourn, Attorney General of Montana Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1940s/1940/1940_Primary_Statewide.pdf Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, July 16, 1940 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131228155340/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/Archives/1940s/1940/1940_Primary_Statewide.pdf 2013-12-28 dead Burton K. Wheeler (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 75,498 72.86 H. J. Freebourn Democratic Party (United States) 28,128 27.14 103,626 100.00 Republican primary Candidates E. K. Cheadle, Tenth Judicial Circuit District Judge L. Ray Carroll, former State Senator Floyd C. Fluent Results Republican Primary results H. K. Cheadle Republican Party (United States) 22,273 52.13 L. Ray Carroll Republican Party (United States) 13,483 31.56 Floyd C. Fluent Republican Party (United States) 6,972 16.32 42,728 100.00 General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1940http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1940election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 4, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Burton K. Wheeler (incumbent) 176,753 73.43% +3.29% Republican Party (United States) E. K. Cheadle 63,941 26.57% -2.17% 112,812 46.87% +5.47% 240,694 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) References Montana 1940 Category:1940 Montana elections