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

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 be elected by direct popular vote.

General election

Candidates

  • Edward O. Foss (Socialist)
  • John Y. Johnston (Prohibition)
  • Lawrence Price (Democratic)
  • Herman Richter (Socialist Labor)
  • Charles E. Townsend, incumbent Senator since 1911 (Republican)

Results

1916 U.S. Senate election in Michigan[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles E. Townsend (incumbent) 364,657 56.34%
Democratic Lawrence Price 257,954 39.85%
Socialist Edward O. Foss 15,614 2.41%
Prohibition John Y. Johnston 7,569 1.17%
Socialist Labor Herman Richter 924 0.14%
Independent Henry Ford (write-in) 566 0.09%
Total votes 677,284 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

References

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