The 1952 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 4, 1952. Incumbent United States Senator
Zales Ecton, who was first elected to the Senate in
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, ran for re-election. Ecton won the
Republican primary uncontested, and advanced to the general election, where he faced
Mike Mansfield, the
United States Congressman from
Montana's 1st congressional district and the
Democratic
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nominee. Following a close campaign, Mansfield narrowly defeated Ecton, winning his first of several terms in the Senate.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*
Mike Mansfield,
United States Congressman from
Montana's 1st congressional district
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
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Zales Ecton, incumbent
United States Senator
Results
General election
Results
References
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Montana
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
1952 Montana elections