United States Senate election in Montana, 1928

United States Senate election in Montana, 1928

November 6, 1928

Nominee Burton K. Wheeler Joseph M. Dixon Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 103,655 91,185 Percentage 53.20% 46.80%

U.S. Senator before election Burton K. Wheeler Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Burton K. Wheeler Democratic

The 1928 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent United States Senator Burton K. Wheeler, who was first elected to the Senate in 1922, ran for re-election. After successfully defeating several challengers in the Democratic primary, Wheeler advanced to the general election, where he faced Republican nominee Joseph M. Dixon, the former Governor of Montana who had previously served in the United States Senate from 1907 to 1913. Though the election was closer than Wheeler's first election, he still managed to defeat Dixon to win his second term in the Senate.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Burton K. Wheeler, incumbent United States Senator
• Sam V. Stewart, former Governor of Montana
• Sam W. Teagarden, independent candidate for the United States in 1924

Results

Democratic Party primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Burton K. Wheeler (inc.)	37,515	75.51
	Democratic	Sam V. Stewart	10,256	20.64
	Democratic	Sam W. Teagarden	1,911	3.85
Total votes			49,682	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Joseph M. Dixon, former Governor of Montana, former United States Senator, former United States Congressman from Montana's at-large congressional district
• Charles H. Williams, former State Senator
• Charles F. Juttner, 1924 Socialist Party nominee for the United States Senate

Results

Republican Primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph M. Dixon	38,747	57.30
	Republican	Charles H. Williams	26,409	39.06
	Republican	Charles F. Juttner	2,462	3.64
Total votes			67,618	100.00

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Montana, 1928[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Burton K. Wheeler (inc.)	103,655	53.20%	-2.36%
	Republican	Joseph M. Dixon	91,185	46.80%	+3.03%
Majority			12,470	6.40%	-5.39%
Turnout			194,840
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, July 17, A. D. 1928". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
2. "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 4, 2014.