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1916 Michigan U.S. Senate Election

Michigan · 6 candidates · See every 1916 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1916 Michigan U.S. Senate Election?

Charles E. Townsend won the 1916 Michigan U.S. Senate Election. Charles E. Townsend received 364,657 popular votes (56.34%). The main challenger was Lawrence Price (39.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Townsend and Price

Townsend +16.5 pts · won by 106,703 votes
Charles E. TownsendRepublicanWINNER56.34%
364,657 votes
Lawrence PriceDemocratic39.85%
257,954 votes
Edward O. FossSocialist2.41%
15,614 votes
John Y. JohnstonProhibition1.17%
7,569 votes
Herman RichterSocialist Labor0.14%
924 votes
Henry FordIndependent0.09%
566 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.