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1936 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election

Michigan · 6 candidates · See every 1936 U.S. House race

Who won the 1936 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election?

Carl Mapes won the 1936 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election. Carl Mapes received 49,860 popular votes (48.18%). The main challenger was Thomas F McAllister (47.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Mapes and McAllister

Mapes +0.8 pts · won by 862 votes
Carl MapesRepublicanWINNER48.18%
49,860 votes
Thomas F McAllisterDemocratic47.35%
48,998 votes
George Veldmanthe third party3.93%
4,069 votes
Floyd L Yeomanssocialist0.36%
369 votes
Eugene TenbrinkDemocratic0.16%
169 votes
Clyde M Fordunknown0.02%
19 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.