U.S. Senate, 1924 Election
Primary Farmer-Labor
| Date: | June 16, 1924 |
| Cycle: | 1924 |
| Office: | U.S. Senate |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnus Johnson Incumbent | Man | Farmer-Labor | 174,343 | 88.43 | +80.70 |
| Michael Ferch | Man | Farmer-Labor | 15,254 | 7.74 | |
| Hjalmer Dantes | Man | Farmer-Labor | 7,548 | 3.83 |
Senator Johnson was renominated.
Ferch was a banker and farmer from Minneapolis. He was the Republican nominee for SD 56 in 1906, an Independent Progressive candidate for Governor in 1924, and a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 1940.
Dantes was a resident of Orr. Dantes was endorsed by the state Communist Party.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1925 (p. 313).