1936 United States Senate election in Michigan

none March 2026 September 2023 1936 United States Senate election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 1930 United States Senate election in Michigan 1930 1942 United States Senate election in Michigan 1942 November 3, 1936 150x150px File:Prentiss M. Brown 1941.png Prentiss M. Brown Democratic Party (US) 910,937 53.29% File:Wilber Marion Brucker (cropped).jpg Wilber M. Brucker Republican Party (US) 714,602 41.80% 1936 United States Senate election in Michigan results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBrown: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Brucker: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator James J. Couzens Republican Party (US) Prentiss M. Brown Democratic Party (US) The 1936 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James J. Couzens ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Governor Wilber Brucker. Brucker was defeated in the general election by Democratic U.S. Representative Prentiss M. Brown, becoming the first Democrat to win this seat since 1853. Republican primary Candidates Wilber M. Brucker, Governor of Michigan James J. Couzens, incumbent Senator since 1922 Results 1936 Republican Senate primaryOur Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate - R Primary Our Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=790815 Republican Party (US) Wilber M. Brucker 328,560 62.26% Republican Party (US) James J. Couzens (incumbent) 199,204 37.75% 357,595 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Prentiss M. Brown, U.S. Representative from St. Ignace Ralph W. Liddy John Muyskens Louis B. Ward, editor of Social Justice and aide to Father Charles Coughlin Results 1936 Democratic Senate primaryOur Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate - D Primary Our Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=790816 Michigan Manual 1937–38 http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.49015002212042;view=1up;seq=269 206 State of Michigan Democratic Party (US) Prentiss M. Brown 125,338 36.32% Democratic Party (US) Louis B. Ward 117,872 34.16% Democratic Party (US) Ralph W. Liddy 71,963 20.85% Democratic Party (US) John Muyskens 29,935 8.67% 357,595 100.00% Ward contested the results and ran in the general election as a Third Party candidate. General election Results 1936 U.S. Senate election in Michigan http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1936election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1937Michigan Manual 1937–38 http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.49015002212042;view=1up;seq=269 251 State of Michigan Democratic Party (US) Prentiss M. Brown 910,937 53.29% 32.38 Republican Party (US) Wilber M. Brucker 714,602 41.80% 36.35 Third Louis B. Ward 75,680 4.43% N/A Socialist Party (United States) Roy E. Mathews 4,994 0.29% 0.01 Communist Party (United States) Lawrence Emery 2,145 0.13% 0.31 Socialist Labor Party (United States) Ralph Naylor 510 0.03% N/A Commonwealth Albert B. Sheldon 429 0.03% N/A American Edward N. Lee 147 0.01% N/A 1,709,444 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) Aftermath Senator Couzens died on October 22. After his election, Brown was appointed to complete the remaining two months of Couzens's unexpired term. See also 1936 United States Senate elections References collapsed 1936 Michigan United States Senate