1924 United States Senate election in Minnesota

1924 United States Senate election in Minnesota
	County results; Schall: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% ; Johnson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Magnus Johnson; Farmer–Labor	Elected U.S. Senator ; Thomas D. Schall; Republican

The 1924 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 1924. Republican U.S. Representative Thomas D. Schall defeated incumbent Farmer–Labor U.S. Senator Magnus Johnson and Democratic challenger John J. Farrell. Johnson, who was elected in the 1923 special election, had been in office for less than a year and a half when his attempt to win a full six-year term was defeated by Schall, by a narrow margin of 7,948 votes.

Farmer–Labor primary

Hjalmar Dantes, Resident of Orr, endorsed by the state Communist Party^[1]
Michael Ferch, Banker and farmer from Minneapolis, Republican nominee for the 56th Senate District in 1906, Independent Progressive candidate for governor in 1924^[1]
Magnus Johnson, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1923

Farmer–Labor primary election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Farmer–Labor	Magnus Johnson (Incumbent)	174,343	88.43%
	Farmer–Labor	Michael Ferch	15,254	7.74%
	Farmer–Labor	Hjalmar Dantes	7,548	3.83%
Total votes			197,145	100.00%

Republican primary election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas D. Schall	81,701	35.46%
	Republican	Oscar Hallam	80,491	34.94%
	Republican	Ole Sageng	68,198	29.60%
Total votes			230,390	100.00%

General election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas D. Schall	388,594	46.45%
	Farmer–Labor	Magnus Johnson (Incumbent)	380,646	45.50%
	Democratic	John J. Farrell	53,709	6.42%
	Independent	Merle Birmingham	8,620	1.03%
	Independent	Thomas Keefe	4,994	0.60%
Total votes			836,563	100.00%
Majority			7,948	0.95%
	Republican gain from Farmer–Labor

^ ^a ^b University of Minnesota Libraries, University of Minnesota. "1924 Minnesota U.S. Senate Farmer-Labor Primary". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Primary Election Results of Election held June 16th, 1924" (PDF). Minnesota Legislature.
^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1924".