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1954 United States Senate election in Michigan
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.
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County results McNamara: 50–60% 60–70% Ferguson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Patrick V. McNamara, member of the Detroit Board of Education
- Blair Moody, former interim Senator (1951–52) (died July 20, 1954)
Campaign edit
The campaign was cut short abruptly when Blair Moody died of a heart attack fourteen days before the August 3 primary.[1]
Results edit
| 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 edit
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patrick V. McNamara | 1,088,550 | 50.75% | 2.24 | |
| Republican | Homer S. Ferguson (incumbent) | 1,049,420 | 48.93% | 1.75 | |
| Prohibition | Leroy M. Lowell | 4,841 | 0.23% | 0.36 | |
| Socialist Labor | James Sim | 1,126 | 0.05% | 0.02 | |
| Socialist Workers | Rita Shaw | 902 | 0.04% | 0.03 | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | |||
| Total votes | 2,144,840 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.