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1924 United States Senate election in Michigan

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1924 United States Senate election in Michigan

← 1918 November 4, 1924 1930 →
 
Nominee James J. Couzens Mortimer Cooley
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 858,934 284,609
Percentage 74.27% 24.61%

County results
Couzens:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

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 elected to a full term in a landslide. He also won the concurrent special election to serve out the remainder of Newberry's term (for the remainder of the 68th Congress).

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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References

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  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.