1942 United States Senate election in Michigan
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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 | % | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Homer S. Ferguson | 589,652 | 49.55% | 1.13 | |
Democratic | Prentiss M. Brown (incumbent) | 561,595 | 47.20% | 1.31 | |
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% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |