The 1924 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 1924. Republican

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Thomas D. Schall Thomas David Schall (June 4, 1878December 22, 1935) was an American lawyer and politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Minnesota. He was initially elected and then re-elected as ...

defeated incumbent Farmer–Labor

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Magnus Johnson Magnus Johnson (September 19, 1871September 13, 1936) was an American farmer and politician. He served in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives from Minnesota as a member of the Farmer–Labor Party. Johnson is the on ...

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, Resident of Orr, endorsed by the state Communist Party * Michael Ferch, Banker and farmer from Minneapolis, Republican nominee for the 56th Senate District in 1906, Independent Progressive candidate for governor in 1924 *

, Incumbent

since 1923

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Oscar Hallam Oscar Hallam (October 19, 1865 – September 23, 1945) was an American lawyer, judge, and academic from Minnesota. He served as a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1912 to 1924, and served as a Minnesota state Second District Court ju ...

, Associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court since 1912 * Ole Sageng, former

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from the 50th district (1915-1923) and 59th district (1907-1915), and former

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from the 59th district (1901-1903) *

from

Minnesota's 10th congressional district Minnesota's 10th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district which existed from 1915 to 1933. It was created from the results of the 1910 census and generally consisted of the current and districts and the southern portion of t ...

since 1915

Results

General election

Results

References

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1924 Minnesota elections

Farmer–Labor primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

General election

Results

See also

References