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1948 United States Senate election in Michigan 
Summary
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.
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 County results Ferguson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Hook: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election edit
Candidates edit
- 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 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Homer S. Ferguson (incumbent) | 1,045,156 | 50.68% |  1.13
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| Democratic | Frank E. Hook | 1,000,329 | 48.51% | 1.31
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| Prohibition | Harold A. Lindahl | 12,146 | 0.59% | 0.04
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| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1948). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.