1916_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana Knowpia

The 1916 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Senator Henry L. Myers was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican Charles N. Pray.

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

John E. Edwards
Charles Nelson Pray, former U.S. Representative

Results edit

1916 Republican Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Nelson Pray	29,264	59.74%
	Republican	John E. Edwards	19,721	40.26%
Total votes			48,985	100.00%

General election edit

Results edit

1916 United States Senate election in Montana^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry L. Myers (incumbent)	85,585	51.06%
	Republican	Charles N. Pray	72,753	43.40%
	Socialist	Henry La Beau	9,292	5.54%
Total votes			167,630	100.00%
	Democratic hold