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The1916 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 7, 1916.
Incumbent Republican SenatorCharles 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 theSeventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which required all Senators be elected by direct popular vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles E. Townsend (incumbent) | 364,657 | 56.34% | ||
| Democratic | Lawrence Price | 257,954 | 39.85% | ||
| Socialist | Edward O. Foss | 15,614 | 2.41% | ||
| Prohibition | John Y. Johnston | 7,569 | 1.17% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Herman Richter | 924 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | Henry Ford (write-in) | 566 | 0.09% | ||
| Total votes | 677,284 | 100.00% | |||
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