1924 United States Senate election in Maine

1924 United States Senate election in Maine

September 8, 1924

Nominee Bert Fernald Fulton J. Redman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 148,783 97,428 Percentage 60.43% 39.57%

County results Fernald:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Bert Fernald Republican Elected U.S. Senator Bert Fernald Republican

The 1924 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 8, 1924. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bert Fernald overcame a challenge from U.S. Representative Frank E. Guernsey in the Republican primary. In the general election, Fernald was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic newspaperman Fulton J. Redman.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Bert Fernald, incumbent senator since 1916
• Frank E. Guernsey, former U.S. Representative from Dover
• Louis A. Jack, former president of the Maine Board of Trade and candidate for governor in 1920

Results

1924 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bert Fernald (inc.)	38,590	45.41%
	Republican	Frank E. Guernsey	29,938	35.23%
	Republican	Louis A. Jack	16,452	19.36%
Total votes			84,980	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Fulton J. Redman, newspaper editor and former state representative from Bar Harbor

Results

Redman was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

1924 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fulton J. Redman	12,879	99.92%
	Write-in	All others	11	0.09%
Total votes			12,890	100.00%

General election

Results

1924 U.S. Senate election in Maine[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bert Fernald (inc.)	148,783	60.43%	5.03
	Democratic	Fulton J. Redman	97,428	39.57%	5.03
Total votes			246,211	100.00%

See also

• 1924 United States Senate elections

References

1. "ME US Senate- R Primary Race - July 21, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
2. "ME US Senate- D Primary Race - July 21, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
3. "ME US Senate Race - September 8, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.