1954 United States Senate election in Michigan
The 1954 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Homer S. Ferguson ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by the Democratic candidate, and member of the Detroit Board of Education Patrick V. McNamara.
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Candidates
Democratic
- Patrick V. McNamara, member of the Detroit Board of Education
Republican
- Homer S. Ferguson, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1943
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Democratic | Patrick V. McNamara | 1,088,550 | 50.75% | ||
| Republican | Homer S. Ferguson (Incumbent) | 1,049,420 | 48.93% | ||
| Prohibition | Leroy M. Lowell | 4,841 | 0.23% | ||
| Socialist Labor | James Sim | 1,126 | 0.05% | ||
| Socialist Workers | Rita Shaw | 902 | 0.04% | ||
| None | Scattering | 1 | 0.00% | ||
| Majority | 39,130 | 1.82% | |||
| Turnout | 2,144,840 | ||||
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See also
References
- Parker, Randy; crickets chirp (July 7, 2003). "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.
- Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1954). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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