1948 United States Senate election in Michigan

The 1948 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Homer S. Ferguson was re-elected to a second term in office over U.S. Representative Frank E. Hook.

1948 United States Senate election in Michigan

← 1942 November 2, 1948 1954 →
 
Nominee Homer S. Ferguson Frank E. Hook
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,045,156 1,000,329
Percentage 50.68% 48.51%

County results
Ferguson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Hook:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Homer S. Ferguson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Homer S. Ferguson
Republican

General election

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Candidates

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  • Genora Dollinger
  • Homer S. Ferguson, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1943 (Republican)
  • Thomas A. Grove (Socialist Labor)
  • Frank E. Hook, U.S. Representative from the Upper Peninsula (Democratic)
  • Harold A. Lindahl (Prohibition)
  • Michael Magee (Socialist)

Results

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1948 U.S. Senate election in Michigan[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Homer S. Ferguson (incumbent) 1,045,156 50.68%  1.13
Democratic Frank E. Hook 1,000,329 48.51%  1.31
Prohibition Harold A. Lindahl 12,146 0.59%  0.04
Socialist Michael Magee 2,160 0.11%
Socialist Labor Theos A. Grove 1,418 0.07% N/A
Socialist Workers Genora Dollinger 886 0.04% N/A
Total votes 2,062,095 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1948). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.