United States Senate election in Minnesota, 1924
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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
Candidates
Declared
- Hjalmar Dantes
- Michael Ferch
- Magnus Johnson, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1923
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- 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
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
See also
References
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