1916 United States Senate election in Michigan

none March 2026 February 2020 1916 United States Senate election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 1911 United States Senate election in Michigan 1911 1922 United States Senate election in Michigan 1922 November 7, 1916 150x150px File:Charles Elroy Townsend.jpg Charles E. Townsend Republican Party (US) 364,657 56.34% File:3x4.svg Lawrence Price Democratic Party (US) 257,954 39.85% 1916 United States Senate election in Michigan results map by county.svg County resultsTownsend: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Price: #a5b0ff 40–50% U.S. Senator Charles E. Townsend Republican Party (US) Charles E. Townsend Republican Party (US) The 1916 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Republican Senator Charles E. Townsend was re-elected to a second term in office over Democrat Lawrence Price. This was the first election in Michigan held after the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which required all senators to be elected by direct popular vote. General election Candidates Edward O. Foss (Socialist) John Y. Johnston (Prohibition) Lawrence Price (Democratic) Herman Richter (Socialist Labor) Charles E. Townsend, incumbent senator since 1911 (Republican) Results 1916 U.S. Senate election in Michigan Our Campaigns - MI US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1916 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=268233 OurCampaigns 29 Dec 2020 Republican Party (US) Charles E. Townsend (incumbent) 364,657 56.34% Democratic Party (US) Lawrence Price 257,954 39.85% Socialist Party (US) Edward O. Foss 15,614 2.41% Prohibition Party (US) John Y. Johnston 7,569 1.17% Socialist Labor Party (US) Herman Richter 924 0.14% Independent Henry Ford (write-in) 566 0.09% 677,284 100.00% N/A Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1916 United States Senate elections References 1916 Michigan United States Senate