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1924 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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1924 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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1918 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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1930 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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November 4, 1924
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George W. Norris
Republican Party (United States)
274,647
62.56%
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John J. Thomas
Democratic Party (United States)
164,370
37.44%
1924 United States Senate election in Nebraska results map by county.svg
300px County resultsNorris: #e38080 50–60% #d85d5d 60–70% #d82b2c 70–80%Thomas: #7a97e3 50–60%
U.S. Senator
George W. Norris
Republican Party (US)
George W. Norris
Republican Party (US)
The 1924 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 4, 1924. The incumbent Republican, George W. Norris, was re-elected by a wide margin to a third term. He defeated John J. Thomas. Norris overperformed Calvin Coolidge, who won the state with 47.09% in the presidential election.
Republican primary
Candidates
George W. Norris, incumbent Senator
Fred G. Johnson, Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
Charles H. Sloan, former U.S. Representative from NE 4
Results
Republican primary resultsPool Charles W. Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board: Presidential Preference Election Held April 8th, 1924 1924 https://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1924prim.pdf
George W. Norris (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 71,974 60.63%
Charles H. Sloan Republican Party (United States) 30,768 25.92%
Fred G. Johnson Republican Party (United States) 15,970 13.45%
118,712 100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
John J. Thomas, former Seward County JudgeWho's Who Among the Candidates Omaha Bee March 21, 1924 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-daily-bee/166448487/ February 22, 2025
Kenneth W. McDonald, Bridgeport City School Board member, 1922 Democratic nominee for Attorney General
D. C. Patterson, Omaha attorney
Trenmore Cone, former State RepresentativeTrenmore Cone Is Now In The Senatorial Race Schuyler Sun December 27, 1923 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-schuyler-sun/166447907/ February 22, 2025
Results
Democratic primary results
John J. Thomas Democratic Party (United States) 22,779 36.65%
Kenneth W. McDonald Democratic Party (United States) 19,890 32.00%
Trenmore Cone Democratic Party (United States) 10,404 16.74%
D. C. Patterson Democratic Party (United States) 8,983 14.45%
Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 98 0.16%
62,154 100.00%
Results
1924 United States Senate election in NebraskaPool Charles W. Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board: General Election Held November 4th, 1924 1924 https://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1924gen.pdf
Republican Party (United States)
George W. Norris (inc.)
274,647
62.56%
+7.92%
Democratic Party (United States)
John J. Thomas
164,370
37.44%
-7.92%
14
0.00%
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110,277
25.12%
+15.84%
439,031
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
References
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