United States Senate election in Montana, 1922

November 7, 1922

U.S. Senator before election

Henry L. Myers
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Burton K. Wheeler
Democratic

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The 1922 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 7, 1922. Incumbent United States Senator Henry L. Myers, who was first elected to the Senate in 1910, and was re-elected in 1916, declined to seek re-election. Former United States Attorney Burton K. Wheeler won the Democratic primary and advanced to the general election, where he faced Carl W. Riddick, the United States Congressman from Montana's 2nd congressional district and the Republican nominee. Ultimately, Wheeler defeated Riddick comfortably and won his first term in the Senate.

Democratic primary

Democratic Party primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Burton K. Wheeler	20,914	54.66
	Democratic	Tom Stout	6,550	17.12
	Democratic	James F. O'Connor	6,296	16.46
	Democratic	Hugh R. Wells	4,500	11.76
Total votes			38,260	100.00

Republican Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl W. Riddick	23,334	33.15
	Republican	Wellington D. Rankin	18,704	26.57
	Republican	Charles Nelson Pray	11,911	16.92
	Republican	J. W. Anderson	10,487	14.90
	Republican	J. C. F. Siegfriedt	5,947	8.45
Total votes			70,383	100.00

United States Senate election in Montana, 1922^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Burton K. Wheeler	88,205	55.56%	4.50%
	Republican	Carl W. Riddick	69,494	43.77%	+0.37%
	Socialist	George H. Ambrose	1,068	0.67%	-4.87%
Majority			18,711	11.79%	+4.13%
Turnout			158,767
	Democratic hold		Swing

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