1954 United States Senate election in Michigan
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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 Detroit Board of Education member Patrick V. McNamara.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Patrick V. McNamara, member of the Detroit Board of Education
- Blair Moody, former interim Senator (1951–52) (died July 20, 1954)
Campaign
The campaign was cut short abruptly when Blair Moody died of a heart attack fourteen days before the August 3 primary.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patrick V. McNamara | 226,686 | 64.21% | |
| Democratic | Blair Moody (deceased) | 126,335 | 35.78% | |
| Total votes | 353,046 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patrick V. McNamara | 1,088,550 | 50.75% |  2.24
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| Republican | Homer S. Ferguson (incumbent) | 1,049,420 | 48.93% |  1.75
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| Prohibition | Leroy M. Lowell | 4,841 | 0.23% | 0.36
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| Socialist Labor | James Sim | 1,126 | 0.05% | 0.02
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| Socialist Workers | Rita Shaw | 902 | 0.04% | 0.03
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| Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | 
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| Total votes | 2,144,840 | 100.00% | |||
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See also
References
- ^ United States Congress. "1954 United States Senate election in Michigan (id: M000878)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate - D Primary". 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.
- ^ "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.