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Election 1946 Results

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1946 US Senate election in Montana

Zales N. Ecton (Republican) beat Leif Erickson (Democrat) in Montana in 1946, 53.5% to 45.4%, a margin of 8.1 points and 15,425 votes.

Montana changed party: in 1940 it went Democratic, for Burton K. Wheeler.

Republicans led in 41 of the 56 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 15. The largest, Silver Bow, cast 19,173 votes and went to the Democrat by 20.9 points. The closest was Mineral, where 18 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Zales N. Ecton won Republican 101,901 53.5%
Leif Erickson Democratic 86,476 45.4%
All other candidates 2,189 1.1%
Total190,566

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Silver Bow 11,442 59.7% 7,442 38.8% 289 19,173 D+20.9
Cascade 9,039 55.2% 7,120 43.5% 206 16,365 D+11.7
Yellowstone 5,155 35.5% 9,246 63.6% 127 14,528 R+28.2
Missoula 4,350 42.2% 5,793 56.2% 160 10,303 R+14.0
Lewis And Clark 3,750 43.9% 4,713 55.2% 77 8,540 R+11.3
Flathead 3,116 43.9% 3,875 54.5% 113 7,104 R+10.7
Gallatin 1,830 29.1% 4,416 70.3% 35 6,281 R+41.2
Deer Lodge 3,527 62.2% 2,062 36.4% 78 5,667 D+25.9
Fergus 2,367 45.5% 2,799 53.8% 38 5,204 R+8.3
Park 1,583 37.0% 2,613 61.0% 86 4,282 R+24.1
Lake 1,594 39.0% 2,463 60.2% 35 4,092 R+21.2
Hill 2,043 50.5% 1,959 48.4% 42 4,044 D+2.1
Ravalli 1,559 40.0% 2,316 59.4% 26 3,901 R+19.4
Carbon 1,614 42.4% 2,141 56.3% 48 3,803 R+13.9
Custer 1,447 39.6% 2,164 59.3% 39 3,650 R+19.6
Valley 1,664 46.8% 1,859 52.3% 31 3,554 R+5.5
Roosevelt 1,504 47.0% 1,667 52.1% 29 3,200 R+5.1
Chouteau 1,524 52.1% 1,381 47.2% 19 2,924 D+4.9
Glacier 1,516 53.1% 1,323 46.4% 14 2,853 D+6.8
Richland 1,264 45.1% 1,523 54.3% 18 2,805 R+9.2
Toole 1,416 51.3% 1,325 48.0% 19 2,760 D+3.3
Beaverhead 979 35.8% 1,732 63.4% 23 2,734 R+27.5
Lincoln 1,375 53.2% 1,158 44.8% 51 2,584 D+8.4
Dawson 877 35.2% 1,573 63.2% 39 2,489 R+28.0
Powell 1,006 40.7% 1,433 58.0% 33 2,472 R+17.3
Big Horn 824 33.9% 1,589 65.3% 19 2,432 R+31.5
Sheridan 1,330 55.5% 1,040 43.4% 28 2,398 D+12.1
Sanders 1,005 43.2% 1,257 54.0% 66 2,328 R+10.8
Teton 1,172 50.3% 1,143 49.1% 13 2,328 D+1.2
Musselshell 1,154 49.6% 1,126 48.4% 45 2,325 D+1.2
Phillips 1,027 44.4% 1,254 54.2% 34 2,315 R+9.8
Blaine 1,152 51.8% 1,061 47.7% 13 2,226 D+4.1
Pondera 1,174 57.2% 857 41.8% 21 2,052 D+15.4
Madison 630 31.9% 1,325 67.2% 18 1,973 R+35.2
Rosebud 624 31.6% 1,317 66.8% 31 1,972 R+35.1
Stillwater 641 33.6% 1,256 65.9% 10 1,907 R+32.2
Judith Basin 897 50.5% 868 48.9% 10 1,775 D+1.6
Jefferson 668 45.3% 795 53.9% 13 1,476 R+8.6
Daniels 582 40.6% 831 58.0% 19 1,432 R+17.4
McCone 663 51.1% 609 47.0% 25 1,297 D+4.2
Sweet Grass 334 26.0% 941 73.3% 9 1,284 R+47.3
Broadwater 368 29.9% 855 69.4% 9 1,232 R+39.5
Fallon 420 34.4% 781 64.0% 19 1,220 R+29.6
Granite 379 32.3% 782 66.7% 11 1,172 R+34.4
Wheatland 422 36.3% 732 63.0% 7 1,161 R+26.7
Powder River 352 33.4% 697 66.2% 4 1,053 R+32.8
Prairie 344 33.3% 678 65.6% 12 1,034 R+32.3
Carter 444 44.0% 549 54.4% 17 1,010 R+10.4
Meagher 337 33.7% 650 65.1% 12 999 R+31.3
Garfield 397 42.0% 545 57.7% 3 945 R+15.7
Liberty 397 47.2% 436 51.8% 8 841 R+4.6
Wibaux 313 39.5% 471 59.4% 9 793 R+19.9
Mineral 339 47.5% 357 50.1% 17 713 R+2.5
Treasure 217 35.8% 383 63.2% 6 606 R+27.4
Golden Valley 147 26.1% 415 73.6% 2 564 R+47.5
Petroleum 182 46.5% 205 52.4% 4 391 R+5.9

Counties as they stood in 1946; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Montana Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Tim Sheehy (R) R+7.1
2020 Steve Daines (R) R+10.0
2018 Jon Tester (D) D+3.6
2014 Steve Daines (R) R+17.7
2012 Jon Tester (D) D+3.7
2008 Max Baucus (D) D+45.8
2006 Jon Tester (D) D+0.9
2002 Max Baucus (D) D+31.0
2000 Conrad Burns (R) R+3.3
1996 Max Baucus (D) D+4.9
1994 Conrad R. Burns (R) R+24.7
1990 Max Baucus (D) D+38.7
1988 Conrad Burns (R) R+3.7
1984 Max Baucus (D) D+16.2
1982 John Melcher (D) D+12.8
1978 Max Baucus (D) D+11.4
1976 John Melcher (D) D+28.3
1972 Lee Metcalf (D) D+3.9
1970 Mike Mansfield (D) D+21.1
1966 Lee Metcalf (D) D+6.3
1964 Mike Mansfield (D) D+29.0
1960 Lee Metcalf (D) D+1.5
1958 Mike Mansfield (D) D+52.4
1954 James E. Murray (D) D+0.8
1952 Mike Mansfield (D) D+2.2
1948 James E. Murray (D) D+13.9
1946 Zales N. Ecton (R) R+8.1
1942 James E. Murray (D) D+0.7
1940 Burton K. Wheeler (D) D+46.9
1936 James E. Murray (D) D+27.9
1934 Burton K. Wheeler (D) D+41.4
1930 Thomas J. Walsh (D) D+22.5
1928 Burton K. Wheeler (D) D+6.4
1924 Thomas J. Walsh (D) D+10.4
1922 Burton K. Wheeler (D) D+11.8
1918 Thomas J. Walsh (D) D+5.3
1916 Henry L. Myers (D) D+7.7