. ▁He ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁by ▁Le if ▁Er ick son , ▁the ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁and , ▁following ▁a ▁close ▁election , ▁was ▁narrow ly ▁defeated ▁by ▁Er ick son . ▁In ▁the ▁general ▁election , ▁Er ick son ▁faced ▁State ▁Senator ▁Z ales ▁E ct on , ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ine e . ▁Ult imately , ▁E ct on ▁defeated ▁Er ick son ▁by ▁a ▁fairly ▁wide ▁margin , ▁and ▁won ▁his ▁only ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁Senate . ▁Another ▁Republican ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁elected ▁Senator ▁from ▁Mont ana ▁for ▁ 4 2 ▁years ▁when ▁Con rad ▁Burn s ▁narrow ly ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁election . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁Le if ▁Er ick son , ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Bur ton ▁K . ▁Whe eler , ▁inc umb ent ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁Z ales ▁E ct on , ▁State ▁Senator , ▁former ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁R . ▁E . ▁S ke en ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Mont ana ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Category : 1 9 4 6 ▁Mont ana ▁elections <0x0A> </s> ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁was ▁a ▁Catholic ▁college ▁located ▁in ▁Bur ling ton , ▁Verm ont . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁due ▁to ▁financial ▁constraints , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Verm ont