United States Senate election in Montana, 1930
United States Senate election in Montana, 1930
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The 1930 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 4, 1930. Incumbent United States Senator Thomas J. Walsh, who was first elected to the Senate in 1912, and re-elected in 1918 and 1924, ran for re-election. He won the Democratic primary unopposed, and faced Montana Supreme Court Associate Justice Albert J. Galen, the Republican nominee, and several independent opponents in the general election. Ultimately, Walsh defeated his opponents in a landslide and won his fourth and final term in the Senate.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
| Democratic Party primary results[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Thomas J. Walsh (inc.) |
32,977 |
100.00 |
| Total votes |
32,977 |
100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
| Republican Primary results[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Albert J. Galen |
44,103 |
66.95 |
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Republican |
O. H. P. Shelley |
21,774 |
33.05 |
| Total votes |
65,877 |
100.00 |
General election
Results
| United States Senate election in Montana, 1930[2] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Democratic |
Thomas J. Walsh (inc.) |
106,274 |
60.33% |
+7.52% |
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Republican |
Albert J. Galen |
66,724 |
37.88% |
-4.52% |
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Farmer-Labor |
Charles E. Taylor |
1,789 |
1.02% |
-3.32% |
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Socialist
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John F. McKay |
1,006 |
0.57% |
+0.26% |
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Communist |
Willis L. Wright |
368 |
0.21% |
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| Majority |
39,550 |
22.45% |
+12.04% |
| Turnout |
176,161 |
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Democratic hold |
Swing |
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