1924 United States Senate election in Nebraska

1924 United States Senate election in Nebraska
	County results; Norris: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Thomas: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; George W. Norris; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; George W. Norris; Republican

The 1924 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 4, 1924. The incumbent Republican, George W. Norris, was re-elected by a wide margin to a third term. He defeated John J. Thomas. Norris overperformed Calvin Coolidge, who won the state with 47.09% in the presidential election.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Trenmore Cone, former Clerk of the Nebraska House of Representatives^[1]
John J. Thomas, Democratic candidate for Nebraska's 4th district in 1906^[2]

Results[]

Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. Thomas	22,779	36.65
	Democratic	Kenneth W. McDonald	19,890	32.00
	Democratic	Trenmor Cone	10,404	16.74
	Democratic	D. C. Patterson	8,983	14.45
	Democratic	Scattering	98	0.16
Total votes			62,154	100

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Fred G. Johnson, lieutenant governor of Nebraska
George W. Norris, the incumbent Senator
Charles Henry Sloan, former Representative for Nebraska's 4th district

Results[]

Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Norris (incumbent)	71,974	60.63
	Republican	Charles Henry Sloan	30,768	25.92
	Republican	Fred G. Johnson	15,970	13.45
Total votes			118,712	100

Results[]

1924 United States Senate election in Nebraska^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George W. Norris (incumbent)	274,647	62.56	+8.04
	Democratic	John J. Thomas	164,370	37.44	-8.05
	N/A	Scattering	14	<0.01	N/A
Majority			110,277	25.12	+16.09
Turnout			439,031
	Republican hold

References[]

^ "Wife of Trenmore Cone is granted divorce on cruelty grounds". Omaha Daily Bee. 1919-12-20. p. 11.
^ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 04 Race - Nov 06, 1906". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (primary election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections
^ Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (general election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections

[1] "Wife of Trenmore Cone is granted divorce on cruelty grounds". Omaha Daily Bee. 1919-12-20. p. 11.

[2] "Our Campaigns - NE - District 04 Race - Nov 06, 1906". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[primary-3] Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (primary election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections

[4] Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (general election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections

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