The 1942 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 2, 1942. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Prentiss M. Brown ran for re-election to second term in office, but was defeated by Republican Homer S. Ferguson.
1942, united, states, senate, election, michigan, held, november, 1942, incumbent, democratic, senator, prentiss, brown, election, second, term, office, defeated, republican, homer, ferguson, 1936, november, 1942, 1948, nominee, homer, ferguson, prentiss, brow. The 1942 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 2 1942 Incumbent Democratic U S Senator Prentiss M Brown ran for re election to second term in office but was defeated by Republican Homer S Ferguson 1942 United States Senate election in Michigan 1936 November 2 1942 1948 Nominee Homer S Ferguson Prentiss M BrownParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 589 652 561 595Percentage 49 55 47 20 U S senator before electionPrentiss M BrownDemocratic Elected U S Senator Homer S FergusonRepublican Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Results 3 See also 4 ReferencesRepublican primary EditCandidates Edit Elton R Eaton State Representative from Plymouth Homer S Ferguson Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Gerald L K Smith minister and founder of the defunct Union PartyResults Edit 1942 Republican Senate primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Homer S Ferguson 201 505 56 35 Republican Gerald L K Smith 112 444 31 45 Republican Elton R Eaton 43 646 12 21 Total votes 357 595 100 00 General election EditResults Edit 1942 U S Senate election in Michigan 2 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Homer S Ferguson 589 652 49 55 nbsp 1 13Democratic Prentiss M Brown incumbent 561 595 47 20 nbsp 1 31Independent Republican Gerald L K Smith write in 32 173 2 70 N AProhibition Leroy M Powell 6 526 0 55 Total votes 1 189 946 100 00 Republican gain from DemocraticSee also Edit1942 United States Senate electionsReferences Edit Our Campaigns MI U S Senate R Primary Our Campaigns Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 1943 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3 1942 PDF U S Government Printing Office Our Campaigns MI U S Senate Our Campaigns Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1942 United States Senate election in Michigan amp oldid 1173834401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
