United States Senate election in Montana, 1954

November 2, 1954



Nominee	James E. Murray	Wesley A. D'Ewart
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	114,591	112,863
Percentage	50.38%	49.62%

U.S. Senator before election

James E. Murray
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

James E. Murray
Democratic

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The 1954 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent United States Senator James E. Murray, who was first elected to the Senate in a special election in 1934 and was re-elected in 1936, 1942, and 1948, ran for re-election. After winning the Democratic primary against trivial opponents, he advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Wesley A. D'Ewart, the Republican nominee and the United States Congressman from Montana's 2nd congressional district. A contentious and close election ensued, but ultimately, Murray was able to narrowly win re-election over D'Ewart to a final term in the Senate.

Democratic primary

Candidates

James Edward, Murray, incumbent United States Senator
Ray E. Gulick, farmer
Sam G. Feezell

Results

Democratic Party primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James E. Murray (inc.)	65,896	86.94
	Democratic	Ray E. Gulick	4,961	6.55
	Democratic	Sam G. Feezell	4,941	6.52
Total votes			75,798	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Wesley A. D'Ewart, United States Congressman from Montana's 2nd congressional district
Robert Yellowtail, former Superintendent of the Crow Indian Reservation

Results

Republican Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wesley A. D'Ewart	49,964	82.36
	Republican	Robert Yellowtail	10,705	17.64
Total votes			60,669	100.00

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Montana, 1954^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	James E. Murray (inc.)	114,591	50.38%	-6.27%
	Republican	Wesley A. D'Ewart	112,863	49.62%	+6.88%
Majority			1,728	0.76%	-13.15%
Turnout			227,454
	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 20, 1954" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
↑ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.

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