1948 United States Senate election in Michigan
November 2, 1948
 
Nominee Homer S. Ferguson Frank E. Hook
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,045,156 1,000,329
Percentage 50.68% 48.51%
County results
Ferguson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Hook:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Homer S. Ferguson
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Homer S. Ferguson
Republican

The 1948 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Homer S. Ferguson was re-elected to a second term in office over U.S. Representative Frank E. Hook.

General election

Candidates

  • Genora Dollinger
  • Homer S. Ferguson, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1943 (Republican)
  • Thomas A. Grove (Socialist Labor)
  • Frank E. Hook, U.S. Representative from the Upper Peninsula (Democratic)
  • Harold A. Lindahl (Prohibition)
  • Michael Magee (Socialist)

Results

1948 U.S. Senate election in Michigan[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Homer S. Ferguson (incumbent) 1,045,156 50.68% Increase1.13
Democratic Frank E. Hook 1,000,329 48.51% Increase1.31
Prohibition Harold A. Lindahl 12,146 0.59% Increase0.04
Socialist Michael Magee 2,160 0.11%
Socialist Labor Theos A. Grove 1,418 0.07% N/A
Socialist Workers Genora Dollinger 886 0.04% N/A
Total votes 2,062,095 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1948). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.
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