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1924 United States Senate election in Minnesota

The 1924 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 1924. Republican U.S. Representative Thomas D. Schall defeated incumbent Farmer–Labor U.S. Senator Magnus Johnson 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, by a narrow margin of 7,948 votes.

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
  • Magnus Johnson, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1923

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

General election

Results

See also

References