The 1934 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent United States Senator

Burton K. Wheeler Burton Kendall Wheeler (February 27, 1882January 6, 1975) was an attorney and an American politician of the History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party in Montana, which he represented as a United States Senate, United State ...

, who was first elected to the Senate in

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, and was re-elected in

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, ran for re-election. After easily winning the Democratic primary, Wheeler moved on to the general election, where he faced

George M. Bourquin George McClellan Bourquin (June 24, 1863 – November 15, 1958) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Education and career Born in Warren County, Pennsylvania, Bourquin read law to e ...

, a former

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and the Republican nominee. In a stark contrast to his close campaign in 1928, Wheeler won re-election to his third Senate term in a landslide.

Democratic primary

Candidates

, incumbent

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*Bert Replogle, attorney

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

, former

of the

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*O. H. P. Shelley

Results

General election

Results

References

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1934 Montana elections