1924 United States Senate Election In Nebraska
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The 1924 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 4, 1924. The incumbent Republican,
George W. Norris George William Norris (July 11, 1861September 2, 1944) was an American politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican, from 1903 until 1913 ...
, was re-elected by a wide margin to a third term. He defeated John J. Thomas. Norris overperformed
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, who won the state with 47.09% in the
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Democratic primary


Candidates

*Trenmore Cone, former Clerk of the Nebraska House of Representatives *John J. Thomas, Democratic candidate for Nebraska's 4th district in 1906


Results


Republican primary


Candidates

*
Fred G. Johnson Fred G. Johnson (January 1892, Chicago, Illinois – 11 May 1990, Sun City, Arizona) was a prolific sideshow banner artist whose career spanned 65 years. His banner paintings were displayed at the Century of Progress, Chicago World's Fair of 193 ...
,
lieutenant governor of Nebraska The lieutenant governor of Nebraska is the highest-ranking executive official in the State of Nebraska after the Governor of Nebraska, governor. According to the Constitution of Nebraska, Nebraska State Constitution, in the event a governor dies, ...
*
George W. Norris George William Norris (July 11, 1861September 2, 1944) was an American politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican, from 1903 until 1913 ...
, the incumbent Senator *
Charles Henry Sloan Charles Henry Sloan (May 2, 1863 – June 2, 1946) was an American Republican Party politician. Biography Born in Monticello, Iowa on May 2, 1863, he graduated from Iowa State Agricultural College (now Iowa State University) at Ames, Iowa in 18 ...
, former Representative for Nebraska's 4th district


Results


Results


References

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Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...
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