1930 United States Senate election in Michigan

The 1930 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James J. Couzens was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic former U.S. Representative Thomas A. E. Weadock.

1930 United States Senate election in Michigan

← 1924 November 4, 1930 1936 →

Nominee James J. Couzens Thomas Weadock Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 634,577 169,757 Percentage 78.15% 20.91%

County results Couzens:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

U.S. senator before election James J. Couzens Republican Elected U.S. Senator James J. Couzens Republican

Despite the national wave favoring Democrats, Couzens won by a landslide even larger than his 1924 landslide.

General election

Candidates

• James J. Couzens, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1922 (Republican)
• Milton E. Depew (Socialist)
• George Powers (Workers)
• Charles Rennells (Prohibition)
• Thomas A. E. Weadock, former U.S. Representative from Bay City (Democratic)

Results

1930 U.S. Senate election in Michigan^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James J. Couzens (incumbent)	634,577	78.15%	3.88
	Democratic	Thomas A. E. Weadock	169,757	20.91%	4.30
	Communist	George Powers	3,523	0.43%	N/A
	Socialist	Milton E. Depew	2,419	0.30%	0.16
	Prohibition	Charles Rennels	1,718	0.21%	0.51
Total votes			811,994	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1930 United States Senate elections

References

1. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1931). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1930" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.