1916 United States Senate election in Michigan

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1916 United States Senate election in Michigan
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  1911 November 7, 1916 1922  
  Charles Elroy Townsend.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Charles E. Townsend Lawrence Price
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote364,657257,954
Percentage56.34%39.85%

1916 United States Senate election in Michigan results map by county.svg
County results
Townsend:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Price:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election

Charles E. Townsend
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Charles E. Townsend
Republican

The 1916 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 7, 1916.

Contents

Incumbent Republican Senator Charles E. Townsend was re-elected to a second term in office over Democrat Lawrence Price.

This was the first election in Michigan held after the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which required all senators to be elected by direct popular vote.

General election

Candidates

Results

1916 U.S. Senate election in Michigan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles E. Townsend (incumbent) 364,657 56.34%
Democratic Lawrence Price257,95439.85%
Socialist Edward O. Foss15,6142.41%
Prohibition John Y. Johnston7,5691.17%
Socialist Labor Herman Richter9240.14%
Independent Henry Ford (write-in)5660.09%
Total votes677,284 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - MI US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1916". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.