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The1930 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 4, 1930. Incumbent United States SenatorThomas J. Walsh, who was first elected to the Senate in 1912, and re-elected in 1918 and1924, ran for re-election. He won theDemocratic primary unopposed, and facedMontana Supreme Court Associate Justice Albert J. Galen, theRepublican nominee, and severalindependent opponents in the general election. Ultimately, Walsh defeated his opponents in a landslide and won his fourth and final term in the Senate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas J. Walsh (incumbent) | 32,977 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 32,977 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Albert J. Galen | 44,103 | 66.95% | |
| Republican | O. H. P. Shelley | 21,774 | 33.05% | |
| Total votes | 65,877 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Thomas J. Walsh (incumbent) | 106,274 | 60.33% | +7.52% | |
| Republican | Albert J. Galen | 66,724 | 37.88% | −4.52% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Charles E. Taylor | 1,789 | 1.02% | −3.32% | |
| Socialist | John F. McKay | 1,006 | 0.57% | +0.26% | |
| Communist | Willis L. Wright | 368 | 0.21% | ||
| Majority | 39,550 | 22.45% | +12.04% | ||
| Turnout | 176,161 | ||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
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