1924 United States Senate election in Michigan

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1924 United States Senate election in Michigan

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  Sen. Jas. Couzens, (12-1-22) LCCN2016847013 (cropped).jpg Mortimer Elwyn Cooley (cropped).jpg
Nominee James J. Couzens Mortimer Cooley
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 858,934 284,609
Percentage 74.27% 24.61%

U.S. senator before election

James J. Couzens
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

James J. Couzens
Republican

The 1924 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James J. Couzens, who was appointed following the resignation of Truman Newberry, was re-elected to a full term in a landslide.

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • Mortimer Elwyn Cooley, professor at University of Michigan and former president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Democratic)
  • James J. Couzens, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1922 and former Mayor of Detroit (Republican)
  • Logan M. Cunningham (Socialist Labor)
  • Albert L. Day (Socialist)
  • Frank E. Titus (Prohibition)

Results[]

1924 U.S. Senate election in Michigan[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James J. Couzens (incumbent) 858,934 74.27% Increase24.08
Democratic Mortimer Elwyn Cooley 284,609 24.61% Decrease23.86
Prohibition Frank E. Titus 8,330 0.72% Increase0.46
Socialist Labor Logan M. Cunningham 3,080 0.27% N/A
Socialist Albert L. Day 1,619 0.14% Decrease0.95
Total votes 1,156,572 100.00%
Republican hold

See also[]

  • 1924 United States Senate elections

References[]

  1. ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1925). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1924" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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