1922 United States Senate election in Michigan
November 7, 1922
 
Nominee Woodbridge N. Ferris Charles E. Townsend
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 294,932 281,843
Percentage 50.59% 48.35%
U.S. senator before election

Charles E. Townsend
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Woodbridge N. Ferris
Democratic

The 1922 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 7, 1922.

Incumbent Republican Senator Charles E. Townsend ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated by Democratic former Governor Woodbridge N. Ferris. Ferris was the first Democrat popularly elected to represent Michigan in the Senate, after the Seventeenth Amendment was ratified just nine years prior.

General election

Candidates

  • Woodbridge N. Ferris, former Governor of Michigan (1913–17) (Democratic)
  • William L. Kreighoff (Socialist)
  • Frank E. Titus (Prohibition)
  • Charles E. Townsend, incumbent Senator since 1911 (Republican)

Results

1922 U.S. Senate election in Michigan[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Woodbridge N. Ferris 294,932 50.59% Increase10.74
Republican Charles E. Townsend (incumbent) 281,843 48.35% Decrease7.99
Socialist William L. Kreighoff 4,249 0.73% Decrease2.68
Prohibition Frank E. Titus 1,936 0.33% Decrease0.84
Total votes 582,960 100.00% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MI US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1922". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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