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1942 United States Senate election in Michigan 
Summary
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.
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 County results Ferguson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Brown: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary edit
Candidates 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 Party
Results edit
| 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 edit
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Homer S. Ferguson | 589,652 | 49.55% |  1.13
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| Democratic | Prentiss M. Brown (incumbent) | 561,595 | 47.20% | 1.31
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| Independent Republican | Gerald L. K. Smith (write-in) | 32,173 | 2.70% | N/A | |
| Prohibition | Leroy M. Powell | 6,526 | 0.55% | ||
| Total votes | 1,189,946 | 100.00% | |||
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See also edit
References 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.