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. Incumbent Republican Senator
Charles E. Townsend Charles Elroy Townsend (August 15, 1856August 3, 1924) was an American lawyer who served as both a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the U.S. state, state of Michigan. He served in the United States Congress from 1903 to 1923. Early lif ...
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 The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and2 of the Constitution, under wh ...
, which required all Senators 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 Charles Elroy Townsend (August 15, 1856August 3, 1924) was an American lawyer who served as both a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the U.S. state, state of Michigan. He served in the United States Congress from 1903 to 1923. Early lif ...
, incumbent Senator since 1911 (Republican)


Results


See also

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1916 United States Senate elections The 1916 United States Senate elections were elections that coincided with the re-election of President Woodrow Wilson. Republicans gained a net of two seats from the Democrats. Senate Party Division, 65th Congress (1917–1919) Majority Party: ...


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Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
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