1918 United States Senate election in Montana explained

Election Name:1918 United States Senate election in Montana
Country:Montana
Flag Year:1905
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1912 United States Senate election in Montana
Previous Year:1912
Next Election:1924 United States Senate election in Montana
Next Year:1924
Election Date:November 5, 1918
Image1:Thomas J. Walsh cph.3c02581.jpg
Nominee1:Thomas J. Walsh
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:46,160
Percentage1:41.07%
Nominee2:Oscar M. Lanstrum
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:40,229
Percentage2:35.79%
Image3:Jeannette Rankin cph.3b13863.jpg
Nominee3:Jeannette Rankin
Party3:National Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:26,013
Percentage3:23.14%
Map Size:300px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Thomas J. Walsh
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Thomas J. Walsh
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1918 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 5, 1918. Incumbent United States Senator Thomas J. Walsh, who was first elected to the Senate in 1912, ran for re-election. He won the Democratic primary uncontested, and was opposed in the general election by Oscar M. Lanstrum, a former State Representative and the Republican nominee, and Jeannette Rankin, one of two United States representatives from Montana's at-large congressional district and the nominee of the National Party. Walsh narrowly won his second term in the Senate.

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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