The 1928 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican Senator Hiram Johnson was re-elected to his third term in office. He defeated Democrat Minor Moore and Prohibition Party nominee Los Angeles City Councilman Charles H. Randall.
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Primaries edit
Primaries were held on August 28.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator
- Charles H. Randall, Los Angeles City Councilman (cross-filing)
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) | 420,219 | 81.93% | |
Prohibition | Charles H. Randall (cross-filing) | 92,710 | 18.08% | |
Total votes | 512,929 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Minor Moore, Judge of the California Court of Appeals
Results edit
Judge Minor Moore was unopposed on the ballot, but some primary voters wrote in Hiram Johnson or Charles Randall.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Minor Moore | 94,194 | 96.67% | |
Republican | Hiram W. Johnson (incumbent) (write-in) | 2,657 | 2.73% | |
Prohibition | Charles H. Randall (write-in) | 591 | 0.61% | |
Total votes | 97,442 | 100.00% |
Prohibition primary edit
Candidates edit
- Wiley J. Phillips
- Charles H. Randall, Los Angeles City Councilman
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Prohibition | Charles H. Randall | 3,587 | 52.03% | |
Prohibition | Wiley J. Phillips | 3,307 | 47.97% | |
Total votes | 97,442 | 100.00% |
Third parties and independents edit
Socialist edit
- Lena Morrow Lewis, nominee for Lt. Governor in 1926
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) | 1,148,397 | 74.11% | 11.94 | |
Democratic | Minor Moore | 282,411 | 18.23% | 5.53 | |
Prohibition | Charles H. Randall | 92,106 | 5.94% | 1.85 | |
Socialist | Lena Morrow Lewis | 26,624 | 1.72% | 4.56 | |
Total votes | 1,549,538 | 100.00% |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "CA US Senate – R Primary, 1928". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "CA US Senate – D Primary, 1928". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "CA US Senate – Prb Primary, 1928". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "CA US Senate, 1928". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.