Homer Ferguson

U.S. Senator
Born
February 25, 1889
Died
December 17, 1982
Age at death
93
Home state
Michigan
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1942–1954
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ferguson2.7M
Opponents2.7M
3
Elections run

Between 1942 and 1954, Homer Ferguson ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Ferguson's biggest single-election total was 1,049,420 votes, in the 1954 U.S. Senate election in Michigan. Ferguson's closest win came in the 1942 U.S. Senate election in Michigan, decided by 28,057 votes.

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How many votes has Homer Ferguson received?

Homer Ferguson has received 2,684,228 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Homer Ferguson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1954U.S. SenateMichiganLost1,049,42048.93%Patrick McNamara V
Leroy M. Lowell

James Sim

Rita Shaw
1948U.S. SenateMichiganWon1,045,15650.68%Frank E. Hook
Harold A. Lindahl

Michael Magee

Theos A. Grove

Genora Dollinger
1942U.S. SenateMichiganWon589,65249.55%Prentiss M. Brown
Gerald L. Smith

Leroy M. Powell
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000081) and Wikidata (Q1626032). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Homer Ferguson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/homer-ferguson. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.