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The U.S. Senate election, 1928 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Republican Herbert Hoover as President. The strong economy helped the Republicans to gain seven seats from the Democrats.
The Republicans took open seats in Missouri and Ohio, and defeated five incumbents:
[edit] Senate contests in 1928
| State |
Incumbent |
Party |
Status |
Opposing Candidates |
| Arizona |
Henry F. Ashurst |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 54.3 - 45.7 |
Ralph H. Cameron (Republican)
|
| California |
Hiram W. Johnson |
Republican |
Re-elected, 74.1 - 18.2 - 5.9 |
Minor Moore (Democrat)
Charles H. Randall (Independent)
|
| Connecticut |
George P. McLean |
Republican |
Retired: Republican victory, 53.9 - 45.6 |
Frederic C. Walcott (Republican)
Augustine Lonergan (Democrat)
|
| Delaware |
Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. |
Democrat |
Defeated, 61.0 - 39.1 |
John G. Townsend, Jr. (Republican)
|
| Florida |
Park Trammell |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 68.5 - 31.5 |
Barclay H. Warburton (Republican)
|
| Idaho1 |
John W. Thomas |
Republican |
Re-elected, 62.6 - 36.7 |
Chase Clark (Democrat)
|
| Illinois2 |
Frank L. Smith |
Republican |
Not admitted: Republican victory, 54.5 - 44.9 |
Otis F. Glenn (Republican)
Anton Cermak (Democrat)
|
| Indiana |
Arthur Raymond Robinson |
Republican |
Re-elected, 55.3 - 44.1 |
Albert Stump (Democrat)
|
| Maine |
Frederick Hale |
Republican |
Re-elected, 69.6 - 30.4 |
Herbert E. Holmes (Democrat)
|
| Maryland |
William Cabell Bruce |
Democrat |
Defeated, 54.1 - 45.2 |
Phillips Lee Goldsborough (Republican)
|
| Massachusetts |
David I. Walsh |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 53.6 - 45.5 |
Benjamin L. Young (Republican)
|
| Michigan |
Arthur H. Vandenberg |
Republican |
Re-elected, 71.8 - 27.7 |
John W. Bailey (Democrat)
|
| Minnesota |
Henrik Shipstead |
Farmer-Labor |
Re-elected, 65.4 - 33.7 |
Arthur E. Nelson (Republican)
|
| Mississippi |
Hubert D. Stephens |
Democrat |
Re-elected, unopposed |
|
| Missouri |
James A. Reed |
Democrat |
Retired: Republican victory, 51.9 - 47.9 |
Roscoe C. Patterson (Republican)
Charles M. Hay (Democrat)
|
| Montana |
Burton K. Wheeler |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 53.2 - 46.8 |
Joseph M. Dixon (Republican)
|
| Nebraska |
Robert B. Howell |
Republican |
Re-elected, 61.3 - 38.7 |
Richard L. Metcalfe (Democrat)
|
| Nevada |
Key Pittman |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 59.3 - 40.7 |
Samuel Platt (Republican)
|
| New Jersey |
Edward I. Edwards |
Democrat |
Defeated, 57.9 - 41.8 |
Hamilton F. Kean (Republican)
|
| New Mexico |
Bronson M. Cutting |
Republican |
Re-elected, 57.7 - 42.3 |
Jethro S. Vaught (Democrat)
|
| New York |
Royal S. Copeland |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 49.1 - 47.9 |
Alanson B. Houghton (Republican)
|
| North Dakota |
Lynn J. Frazier |
Republican |
Re-elected, 79.6 - 19.4 |
F. F. Burchard (Democrat)
|
| Ohio |
Simeon D. Fess |
Republican |
Re-elected, 60.7 - 39.1 |
Charles V. Truax (Democrat)
|
| Ohio3 |
Cyrus Locher |
Democrat |
Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 62.4 - 37.4 |
Theodore E. Burton (Republican)
Graham P. Hunt (Democrat)
|
| Pennsylvania |
David A. Reed |
Republican |
Re-elected, 64.4 - 34.0 |
William N. McNair (Democrat)
|
| Rhode Island |
Peter G. Gerry |
Democrat |
Defeated, 50.6 - 49.3 |
Felix Hebert (Republican)
|
| Tennessee |
Kenneth D. McKellar |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 59.3 - 40.7 |
J. A. Fowler (Republican)
|
| Texas |
Earle B. Mayfield |
Democrat |
Defeated in primary: Democratic victory, 81.2 - 18.7 |
Tom Connally (Democrat)
T. M. Kennerly (Republican)
|
| Utah |
William H. King |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 55.5 - 43.9 |
Ernest Bamberger (Republican)
|
| Vermont |
Frank L. Greene |
Republican |
Re-elected, 71.6 - 28.5 |
Fred C. Martin (Democrat)
|
| Virginia |
Claude A. Swanson |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 99.8 |
|
| Washington |
Clarence C. Dill |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 53.4 - 46.5 - 0.1 |
Kenneth Mackintosh (Republican)
Alex Noral (Workers (Communist) Party)
|
| West Virginia |
Matthew M. Neely |
Democrat |
Defeated, 50.7 - 49.2 |
Henry D. Hatfield (Republican)
|
| Wisconsin |
Robert M. La Follette, Jr. |
Republican |
Re-elected, 85.6 - 11.0 |
William H. Markham (Independent)
|
| Wyoming |
John B. Kendrick |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 53.5 - 46.1 |
Charles E. Winter (Republican)
|
1 special election held due to death of Frank R. Gooding (R-ID)
2 special election held due to refusal of Senate to seat Frank L. Smith (R-IL), elected but charged with fraud and corruption
3 special election held due to death of Frank B. Willis (R-OH)
4 the refusal of the Senate to seat William S. Vare (R-PA) left one seat vacant from 1927 to 1929
[edit] See also
[edit] Senate composition before and after elections
