1916 United States Senate election in Michigan
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The 1916 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 7, 1916.
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November 7, 1916
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 County results Townsend: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% Price: 40â50% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Senator Charles E. Townsend was re-elected to a second term in office over Democrat Lawrence Price.
This was the first election in Michigan held after the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which required all senators to be elected by direct popular vote.
General election
Candidates
- Edward O. Foss (Socialist)
- John Y. Johnston (Prohibition)
- Lawrence Price (Democratic)
- Herman Richter (Socialist Labor)
- Charles E. Townsend, incumbent senator since 1911 (Republican)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles E. Townsend (incumbent) | 364,657 | 56.34% | ||
| Democratic | Lawrence Price | 257,954 | 39.85% | ||
| Socialist | Edward O. Foss | 15,614 | 2.41% | ||
| Prohibition | John Y. Johnston | 7,569 | 1.17% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Herman Richter | 924 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | Henry Ford (write-in) | 566 | 0.09% | ||
| Total votes | 677,284 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||