1928 United States Senate election in Washington

The 1928 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democrat Clarence Dill was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Chief justice Kenneth Mackintosh.

1928 United States Senate election in Washington

← 1922 November 6, 1928 1934 →
 
Nominee Clarence Dill Kenneth Mackintosh
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 261,524 227,415
Percentage 53.42% 46.45%

County results
Dill:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Mackintosh:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Clarence Dill
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Clarence Dill
Democratic

As of 2024, this is the last time Washington elected a U.S. Senator from east of the Cascade Mountains.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1928 Democratic Senate primary[1]: 12 
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clarence C. Dill (incumbent) 20,123 80.63%
Democratic James C. Longstreet 4,833 19.37%
Total votes 24,956 100.00%

Republican primary

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Results

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1928 Republican Senate primary[1]: 3 
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kenneth Mackintosh 118,664 47.72%
Republican Miles Poindexter 83,102 33.42%
Republican Austin E. Griffiths 46,891 18.86%
Total votes 248,657 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1928 U.S. Senate election in Washington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Clarence C. Dill (incumbent) 261,524 53.42%  9.15
Republican Kenneth Mackintosh 227,415 46.45%  3.52
Communist Alex Noral 666 0.14%  0.02
Total votes 496,688 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gloyd, F. H. (1928). Abstract of Votes Polled at the Primary Election Held September 11, 1928 (PDF). Olympia: Washington Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 3, 2021.