1942 United States Senate election in Michigan

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.

1942 United States Senate election in Michigan

November 2, 1942

Nominee Homer S. Ferguson Prentiss M. Brown Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 589,652 561,595 Percentage 49.55% 47.20%

U.S. senator before election Prentiss M. Brown Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Homer S. Ferguson Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

• 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

1942 Republican Senate primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Results

1942 U.S. Senate election in Michigan[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

See also

• 1942 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns.
2. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1943). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1942" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
3. "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.