1924 United States Senate election in Minnesota

1924 United States Senate election in Minnesota
	November 4, 1924
	November 4, 1924
	County results
U.S. senator before election; Magnus Johnson; Farmer–Labor	Elected U.S. Senator ; Thomas D. Schall; Republican

The 1924 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 1924. Republican U.S. Representative Thomas D. Schall defeated incumbent Farmer–Labor U.S. Senator Magnus Johnson and Democratic challenger John J. Farrell. Johnson, who was elected in the 1923 special election, had been in office for less than a year and a half when his attempt to win a full six-year term was defeated by Schall.

Farmer–Labor primary

Farmer–Labor primary election results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Farmer–Labor	Magnus Johnson (Incumbent)	174,343	88.43%
	Farmer–Labor	Michael Ferch	15,254	7.74%
	Farmer–Labor	Hjalmar Dantes	7,548	3.83%
Total votes			197,145	100.00%

Oscar Hallam, Associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court since 1912
Ole Sageng, Former State Senator from the 50th district (1915-1923) and 59th district (1907-1915), and former State Representative from the 59th district (1901-1903)
Thomas D. Schall, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 10th congressional district since 1915

Republican primary election results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas D. Schall	81,701	35.46%
	Republican	Oscar Hallam	80,491	34.94%
	Republican	Ole Sageng	68,198	29.60%
Total votes			230,390	100.00%

General election results[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas D. Schall	388,594	46.45%
	Farmer–Labor	Magnus Johnson (Incumbent)	380,646	45.50%
	Democratic	John J. Farrell	53,709	6.42%
	Independent	Merle Birmingham	8,620	1.03%
	Independent	Thomas Keefe	4,994	0.60%
Total votes			836,563	100.00%
Majority			7,948	0.95%
	Republican gain from Farmer–Labor

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