1924 United States Senate election in Minnesota
The 1924 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 1924. Republican U.S. Representative Thomas D. Schall defeated incumbent Farmer–Labor U.S. Senator Magnus Johnson and Democratic challenger John J. Farrell. Johnson, who was elected in the 1923 special election, had been in office for less than a year and a half when his attempt to win a full six-year term was defeated by Schall.
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Farmer–Labor primary
Candidates
Declared
- Hjalmar Dantes
- Michael Ferch
- Magnus Johnson, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1923
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Farmer–Labor | Magnus Johnson (Incumbent) | 174,343 | 88.43% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Michael Ferch | 15,254 | 7.74% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Hjalmar Dantes | 7,548 | 3.83% | |
| Total votes | 197,145 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Oscar Hallam, Associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court since 1912
- Ole Sageng, Former State Senator from the 50th district (1915-1923) and 59th district (1907-1915), and former State Representative from the 59th district (1901-1903)
- Thomas D. Schall, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 10th congressional district since 1915
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Thomas D. Schall | 81,701 | 35.46% | |
| Republican | Oscar Hallam | 80,491 | 34.94% | |
| Republican | Ole Sageng | 68,198 | 29.60% | |
| Total votes | 230,390 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Thomas D. Schall | 388,594 | 46.45% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Magnus Johnson (Incumbent) | 380,646 | 45.50% | |
| Democratic | John J. Farrell | 53,709 | 6.42% | |
| Independent | Merle Birmingham | 8,620 | 1.03% | |
| Independent | Thomas Keefe | 4,994 | 0.60% | |
| Total votes | 836,563 | 100.00% | ||
| Majority | 7,948 | 0.95% | ||
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See also
- United States Senate elections, 1924 and 1925
References
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