United States Senate election in Montana, 1930

November 4, 1930



Nominee	Thomas J. Walsh	Albert J. Galen
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	106,274	66,724
Percentage	60.33%	37.88%

U.S. Senator before election

Thomas J. Walsh
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas J. Walsh
Democratic

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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

Thomas J. Walsh, incumbent United States Senator

Results

Democratic Party primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Walsh (inc.)	32,977	100.00
Total votes			32,977	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Albert J. Galen, Associate Justice on the Montana Supreme Court, former Attorney General of Montana
O. H. P. Shelley

Results

Republican Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert J. Galen	44,103	66.95
	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	%	±
	Democratic	Thomas J. Walsh (inc.)	106,274	60.33%	+7.52%
	Republican	Albert J. Galen	66,724	37.88%	-4.52%
	Farmer-Labor	Charles E. Taylor	1,789	1.02%	-3.32%
	Socialist	John F. McKay	1,006	0.57%	+0.26%
	Communist	Willis L. Wright	368	0.21%
Majority			39,550	22.45%	+12.04%
Turnout			176,161
	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 15, 1930". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
↑ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1930" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.

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