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The 1946 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 5, 1946.

Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg was re-elected to a fourth consecutive term in a landslide over Democrat James H. Lee.

General election

Candidates

  • Hugo Beiswenger (Communist)
  • Theos A. Grove (Socialist Labor)
  • James H. Lee, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1920 (Democratic)
  • Lawrence A. Ruble (Prohibition)
  • Arthur Vandenberg, incumbent Senator since 1928 (Republican)

Results

1946 U.S. Senate election in Michigan[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Arthur Vandenberg (incumbent) 1,085,570 67.06% Increase14.41
Democratic James H. Lee 517,923 32.00% Decrease14.98
Prohibition Lawrence A. Ruble 8,109 0.50% Increase0.45
Socialist Labor Theos Grove 4,572 0.28% Increase0.24
Communist Hugo Beiswenger 2,546 0.16% Increase0.05
Total votes 1,618,720 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1946". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 27, 2020.