1954 United States Senate election in Michigan

1954 United States Senate election in Michigan
	November 2, 1954
	November 2, 1954
U.S. senator before election; Homer S. Ferguson; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Patrick V. McNamara; Democratic

The 1954 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Homer S. Ferguson ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by the Democratic candidate, and member of the Detroit Board of Education Patrick V. McNamara.

Candidates

Democratic

Patrick V. McNamara, member of the Detroit Board of Education

Republican

Homer S. Ferguson, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1943

Results

General election results[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick V. McNamara	1,088,550	50.75%
	Republican	Homer S. Ferguson (Incumbent)	1,049,420	48.93%
	Prohibition	Leroy M. Lowell	4,841	0.23%
	Socialist Labor	James Sim	1,126	0.05%
	Socialist Workers	Rita Shaw	902	0.04%
	None	Scattering	1	0.00%
Majority			39,130	1.82%
Turnout			2,144,840
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

Parker, Randy; crickets chirp (July 7, 2003). "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1954). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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[1] Parker, Randy; crickets chirp (July 7, 2003). "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.

[2] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1954). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.