United States Senate election in Montana, 1936

November 3, 1936



Nominee	James E. Murray	Thomas O. Larson	Joseph P. Monaghan
Party	Democratic	Republican	Independent
Popular vote	121,769	60,038	39,655
Percentage	54.98%	27.11%	17.91%

U.S. Senator before election

James E. Murray
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

James E. Murray
Democratic

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The 1930 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent United States Senator James E. Murray, who was first elected to the Senate in a special election in 1934, ran for re-election. He narrowly emerged from a competitive and close Democratic primary, wherein he was challenged by United States Congressman Joseph P. Monaghan, who represented Montana's 1st congressional district. In the general election, Murray was opposed by Thomas O. Larson, a State Senator and the Republican nominee, and Monaghan, who, after losing the primary, ran as an independent candidate. Murray ended up winning a second term, and his first full term, in a landslide, defeating both of his opponents by a comfortable margin.

Democratic primary

Candidates

James E. Murray, incumbent United States Senator
Joseph P. Monaghan, United States Congressman from Montana's 1st congressional district
Sam V. Stewart, Montana Supreme Court Associate Justice, former Governor of Montana
Walter B. Sands, Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice

Results

Democratic Party primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James E. Murray (inc.)	47,154	42.31
	Democratic	Joseph P. Monaghan	44,956	40.34
	Democratic	Sam V. Stewart	12,191	10.94
	Democratic	Walter B. Sands	7,145	6.41
Total votes			111,446	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Thomas O. Larson, State Senator
L. Ray Carroll, State Senator
Hugh Egan State Representative
Jess H. Stevens, attorney

Results

Republican Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas O. Larson	11,962	31.75
	Republican	L. Ray Carroll	9,237	24.51
	Republican	Hugh Egan	8,474	22.49
	Republican	Jess H. Stevens	8,006	21.25
Total votes			37,679	100.00

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Montana, 1936^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	James E. Murray (inc.)	121,769	54.98%	-4.68%
	Republican	Thomas O. Larson	60,038	27.11%	-12.32%
	Independent	Joseph P. Monaghan	39,655	17.91%
Majority			61,731	27.87%	+7.65%
Turnout			221,462
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1 2 "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, July 21, 1936" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
↑ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.

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