1924 United States Senate election in Nebraska
The 1924 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 4, 1924. The incumbent Republican, George W. Norris, was re-elected by a wide margin to a third term. He defeated John J. Thomas. Norris overperformed Calvin Coolidge, who won the state with 47.09% in the presidential election.
1924 United States Senate election in Nebraska
George William Norris was an American politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican, from 1903 until 1913, and five terms in the United States Senate, from 1913 until 1943. He served four terms as a Republican and his final term as an independent. Norris was defeated for re-election in 1942.
Norris, c. 1930s
George W. Norris, US Representative from Nebraska.
FDR (center) signs the Rural Electrification Act with Congressman John E. Rankin (left) and Norris (right)
A bust of Norris was created in 1942 by Jo Davidson for the Nebraska Hall of Fame.