1936 United States Senate election in Michigan

1936 United States Senate election in Michigan

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →
 
Nominee Prentiss M. Brown Wilber M. Brucker
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 910,937 714,602
Percentage 53.29% 41.80%

County results
Brown:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Brucker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

James J. Couzens
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Prentiss M. Brown
Democratic

The 1936 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James J. Couzens ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Governor Wilber Brucker. Brucker was defeated in the general election by Democratic U.S. Representative Prentiss M. Brown, becoming the first Democrat to win this seat since 1853.