political election
1936 United States Senate election in Michigan
Nominee
Prentiss M. Brown
Wilber M. Brucker
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
910,937
714,602
Percentage
53.29%
41.80%
U.S. senator before election
James J. Couzens
Republican
Elected U.S. Senator
Prentiss M. Brown
Democratic
The 1936 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James J. Couzens ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Governor Wilber Brucker . Brucker was defeated in the general election by Democratic U.S. Representative Prentiss M. Brown .
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Wilber M. Brucker , Governor of Michigan
James J. Couzens , incumbent Senator since 1922
Results [ ]
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Prentiss M. Brown , U.S. Representative from St. Ignace
Ralph W. Liddy
John Muyskens
Louis B. Ward, editor of Social Justice and aide to Father Charles Coughlin
Results [ ]
Ward contested the results and ran in the general election as a Third Party candidate.
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
Aftermath [ ]
Senator Couzens died on October 22. After his election, Brown was appointed to complete the remaining two months of Couzens's unexpired term.
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