1928 United States Senate elections

1928 United States Senate elections
32 of the 96 seats in the U.S. Senate; 49 seats needed for a majority
	Results including special elections; Democratic gains Democratic holds; Republican gains Republican holds; Farmer–Labor gains Farmer–Labor holds
Majority Leader before election; Charles Curtis; Republican	Elected Majority Leader ; James Watson; Republican

The United States Senate elections of 1928 were elections that coincided with the presidential election of Republican Herbert Hoover. The strong economy helped the Republicans to gain seven seats from the Democrats.

Senate Majority leader, Republican Charles Curtis of Kansas, was not up for election this cycle, but he was elected U.S. Vice President. He resigned March 3, 1929, so his seat was vacant at the beginning of the next Congress (March 4, 1929) until April 1, 1929, when a Republican was appointed to continue the term.

Gains and lossesEdit

Republicans gained five seats by defeating five Democratic incumbents:

Delaware: Democratic incumbent Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. lost re-election to Republican challenger John G. Townsend, Jr..
Maryland: Democratic incumbent William Cabell Bruce lost re-election to Republican challenger Phillips Lee Goldsborough.
New Jersey: Democratic incumbent Edward I. Edwards lost re-election to Republican challenger Hamilton F. Kean.
Rhode Island: Democratic incumbent Peter G. Gerry lost re-election to Republican challenger Felix Hebert.
West Virginia: Democratic incumbent Matthew M. Neely lost re-election to Republican challenger Henry D. Hatfield.

Republicans gained one seat from a Democratic incumbent appointee who had lost nomination:

Ohio (Special): Democratic incumbent appointee Cyrus Locher lost nomination to Graham P. Hunt to finish the term. Hunt then lost the general election to Republican Theodore E. Burton.

Republicans gained one seat from a retiring Democratic incumbent:

Missouri: Democratic incumbent James A. Reed retired and was replaced by Republican Roscoe C. Patterson.

Republicans gained one seat from a vacancy:

Illinois (Special): The Senate refused to seat Republican incumbent Frank L. Smith after his 1926 election. He resigned February 9, 1928, leaving the seat vacant. Republican Otis F. Glenn won a special election to finish the term ending March 3, 1933.

Republicans held two seats from retiring Republican incumbents:

Connecticut: Republican incumbent George P. McLean retired and was replaced by Republican Frederic C. Walcott.

Democrats gained no seats.

Democrats held 1 seat from a retiring Democratic incumbent:

Texas: Democratic incumbent Earle Bradford Mayfield retired and was replaced by Democrat Tom Connally.

Change in Senate compositionEdit

Before the electionsEdit

At the beginning of 1928.

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After the general electionsEdit

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After the special electionsEdit

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Key:

D_#	Democratic
FL_#	Farmer–Labor
R_#	Republican
V_#	Vacant

Race summaryEdit

Special elections during the 70th CongressEdit

In these special elections, the winner were seated during 1928; ordered by election date.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Idaho (Class 3)	John W. Thomas	Republican	1928 (Appointed)	Frank Gooding (R) died June 24, 1928, and Thomas was appointed June 30, 1928 to continue the term. Interim appointee elected November 6, 1928.	Y John W. Thomas (Republican) 62.6% Chase A. Clark (Democratic) 36.7%
Illinois (Class 3)	Vacant			1926 Senator-elect Frank L. Smith (R) had been disqualified and resigned February 9, 1928.^[2] New senator elected November 6, 1928. Republican gain.	Y Otis F. Glenn (Republican) 54.5% Anton Cermak (Democratic) 44.9%
Michigan (Class 1)	Arthur H. Vandenberg	Republican	1928 (Appointed)	Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) died March 23, 1928 and Vandenberg was appointed to continue the term. Interim appointee elected November 6, 1928. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below.	Y Arthur H. Vandenberg (Republican) 72.03% John W. Bailey (Democratic) 27.78%^[3]
New Mexico (Class 1)	Bronson M. Cutting	Republican	1927 (Appointed)	Interim appointee did not run to finish the term, but was elected to the next term, see below. New senator elected November 6, 1928. Republican hold.	Y Octaviano Larrazolo (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]
Ohio (Class 3)	Cyrus Locher	Democratic	1928 (Appointed)	Frank B. Willis (R) died March 30, 1928 and Locher was appointed to continue the term. Interim appointee lost nomination. New senator elected November 6, 1928. Republican gain.	Y Theodore E. Burton (Republican) 62.4% Graham P. Hunt (Democratic) 37.4%

Elections leading to the 71st CongressEdit

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1929; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats, unless otherwise indicated.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Arizona	Henry F. Ashurst	Democratic	1912 1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Henry F. Ashurst (Democratic) 54.3% Ralph H. Cameron (Republican) 45.7%
California	Hiram W. Johnson	Republican	1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Hiram W. Johnson (Republican) 74.1% Minor Moore (Democratic) 18.2% Charles Hiram Randall (Independent) 5.9%
Connecticut	George P. McLean	Republican	1911 1922	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	Y Frederic C. Walcott (Republican) 53.9% Augustine Lonergan (Democratic) 45.6%
Delaware	Thomas F. Bayard, Jr.	Democratic	1922 (Special) 1922	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	Y John G. Townsend, Jr. (Republican) 61.0% Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. (Democratic) 39.1%
Florida	Park Trammell	Democratic	1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Park Trammell (Democratic) 68.5% Barclay H. Warburton (Republican) 31.5%
Indiana	Arthur Raymond Robinson	Republican	1926 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Arthur Raymond Robinson (Republican) 55.3% Albert Stump (Democratic) 44.1%
Maine	Frederick Hale	Republican	1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Frederick Hale (Republican) 69.6% Herbert E. Holmes (Democratic) 30.4%
Maryland	William Cabell Bruce	Democratic	1922	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	Y Phillips Lee Goldsborough (Republican) 54.1% William Cabell Bruce (Democratic) 45.2%
Massachusetts	David I. Walsh	Democratic	1926 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y David I. Walsh (Democratic) 53.6% Benjamin Loring Young (Republican) 45.5%
Michigan	Arthur H. Vandenberg	Republican	1928 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected. Winner was also elected to finish the current term, see above.	Y Arthur H. Vandenberg (Republican) 71.8% John W. Bailey (Democratic) 27.7%
Minnesota	Henrik Shipstead	Farmer–Labor	1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Henrik Shipstead (Farmer–Labor) 65.4% Arthur E. Nelson (Republican) 33.7%
Mississippi	Hubert D. Stephens	Democratic	1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Hubert D. Stephens (Democratic) Unopposed
Missouri	James A. Reed	Democratic	1910 1916 1922	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	Y Roscoe C. Patterson (Republican) 51.9% Charles M. Hay (Democratic) 47.9%
Montana	Burton K. Wheeler	Democratic	1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Burton K. Wheeler (Democratic) 53.2% Joseph M. Dixon (Republican) 46.8%
Nebraska	Robert B. Howell	Republican	1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert B. Howell (Republican) 61.3% Richard L. Metcalfe (Democratic) 38.7%
Nevada	Key Pittman	Democratic	1913 (Special) 1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Key Pittman (Democratic) 59.3% Samuel Platt (Republican) 40.7%
New Jersey	Edward I. Edwards	Democratic	1922	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	Y Hamilton F. Kean (Republican) 57.9% Edward I. Edwards (Democratic) 41.8%
New Mexico	Bronson M. Cutting	Republican	1927 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected. Winner was not elected to finish the current term, see above.	Y Bronson M. Cutting (Republican) 57.7% Jethro S. Vaught (Democratic) 42.3%
New York	Royal S. Copeland	Democratic	1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Royal S. Copeland (Democratic) 49.1% Alanson B. Houghton (Republican) 47.9%
North Dakota	Lynn J. Frazier	Republican	1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lynn J. Frazier (Republican) 79.6% F. F. Burchard (Democratic) 19.4%
Ohio	Simeon D. Fess	Republican	1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Simeon D. Fess (Republican) 60.7% Charles V. Truax (Democratic) 39.1%
Pennsylvania	David A. Reed	Republican	1922 (Appointed) 1922 (Special) 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y David A. Reed (Republican) 64.4% William N. McNair (Democratic) 34.0%
Rhode Island	Peter G. Gerry	Democratic	1916 1922	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	Y Felix Hebert (Republican) 50.6% Peter G. Gerry (Democratic) 49.3%
Tennessee	Kenneth D. McKellar	Democratic	1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Kenneth D. McKellar (Democratic) 59.3% J. A. Fowler (Republican) 40.7%
Texas	Earle Bradford Mayfield	Democratic	1922	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	Y Tom Connally (Democratic) 81.2% T. M. Kennerly (Republican) 18.7%
Utah	William H. King	Democratic	1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William H. King (Democratic) 55.5% Ernest Bamberger (Republican) 43.9%
Vermont	Frank L. Greene	Republican	1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Frank L. Greene (Republican) 71.6% Fred C. Martin (Democratic) 28.5%
Virginia	Claude A. Swanson	Democratic	1910 (Appointed) 1911 (Appointed) 1912 (Special) 1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Claude A. Swanson (Democratic) 99.8% Unopposed
Washington	Clarence C. Dill	Democratic	1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Clarence C. Dill (Democratic) 53.4% Kenneth Mackintosh (Republican) 46.5% Alex Noral (Workers (Communist) Party) 0.1%
West Virginia	Matthew M. Neely	Democratic	1922	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	Y Henry D. Hatfield (Republican) 50.7% Matthew M. Neely (Democratic) 49.2%
Wisconsin	Robert M. La Follette, Jr.	Republican	1925 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (Republican) 85.6% William H. Markham (Independent) 11.0% David W. Emerson (Prohibitionist) 2.9%
Wyoming	John B. Kendrick	Democratic	1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John B. Kendrick (Democratic) 53.5% Charles E. Winter (Republican) 46.1%

ArizonaEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Arizona^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry F. Ashurst	47,013	54.25%
	Republican	Ralph H. Cameron	39,651	45.75%
Majority			7,362	8.50%
Turnout			86,664
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

CaliforniaEdit

1928 United States Senate election in California ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram Johnson (Incumbent)	1,148,397	74.10%
	Democratic	Minor Moore	282,411	18.22%
	Prohibition	Charles Hiram Randall	92,106	5.94%
	Socialist	Lena Morrow Lewis	26,624	1.72%
	Independent	Anita Whitney	154	0.01%
	None	Scattering	104	0.01%
Majority			865,986	55.88%
Turnout			1,549,796
	Republican hold

ConnecticutEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Connecticut^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederic C. Walcott	296,958	53.86%
	Democratic	Augustine Lonergan	251,429	45.60%
	Socialist	Plunkett	3,014	0.55%
Majority			45,529	8.26%
Turnout			551,401
	Republican hold

DelawareEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Delaware^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John G. Townsend Jr.	63,725	60.95%
	Democratic	Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. (Incumbent)	40,828	39.05%
Majority			22,897	21.90%
Turnout			104,553
	Republican gain from Democratic

FloridaEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Florida^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Park Trammell (Incumbent)	153,816	68.53%
	Republican	Barclay H. Warburton	70,633	31.47%
Majority			83,183	37.06%
Turnout			224,449
	Democratic hold

Idaho (Special)Edit

1928 United States Senate special election in Idaho^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John W. Thomas	90,922	62.56%
	Democratic	Chase A. Clark	53,399	36.74%
	Socialist	Lundt	1,016	0.70%
Majority			37,523	25.82%
Turnout			145,337
	Republican hold

Illinois (Special)Edit

1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Otis F. Glenn	1,594,031	54.46%
	Democratic	Anton J. Cermak	1,315,338	44.94%
	Socialist	George R. Kirkpatrick	13,002	0.44%
	Workers	Max Bedacht	3,177	0.11%
	Socialist Labor	G. A. Jenning	1,463	0.05%
Majority			278,693	9.52%
Turnout			2,927,011
	Republican gain from Democratic

IndianaEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Indiana^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur Raymond Robinson (Incumbent)	782,144	55.30%
	Democratic	Albert Stump	623,996	44.12%
	Prohibition	William H. Harris	4,033	0.29%
	Socialist	Philip K. Reinbold	3,346	0.24%
	Socialist Labor	Charles Ginsberg	443	0.03%
	Workers	William F. Jackson	327	0.02%
	National	John Zalind	151	0.01%
Majority			158,148	11.18%
Turnout			1,414,440
	Republican hold

MaineEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Maine^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederick Hale (Incumbent)	245,501	79.47%
	Democratic	Herbert E. Holmes	63,429	20.53%
Majority			182,072	58.94%
Turnout			308,930
	Republican hold

MarylandEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Maryland^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillips Lee Goldsborough	256,224	54.05%
	Democratic	William Cabell Bruce (incumbent)	214,447	45.24%
	Socialist	?	2,026	0.43%
	Labor	?	1,370	0.29%
Majority			41,777	8.81%
Turnout			474,067
	Republican gain from Democratic

MassachusettsEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Massachusetts^[6]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	David I. Walsh	818,055	53.65
Republican	Benjamin Loring Young	693,563	45.48
Socialist	Alfred B. Lewis	7,675	0.50
Workers Party	John J. Ballam	5,621	0.37

MichiganEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Michigan^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur Vandenberg (Incumbent)	977,893	71.79%
	Democratic	John W. Bailey	376,592	27.65%
	Socialist	William L. Krieghoff	2,796	0.21%
	Workers	Ben A. Faulkner	2,249	0.17%
	Prohibition	Duly McCone	1,927	0.14%
	Socialist Labor	David Boyd	689	0.05%
Majority			601,301	44.14%
Turnout			1,362,146
	Republican hold

Michigan (Special)Edit

1928 United States Senate special election in Michigan^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur Vandenberg (Incumbent)	974,203	72.03%
	Democratic	John W. Bailey	375,673	27.77%
	Socialist	Francis W. Elliott	2,682	0.20%
	None	Scattering	3	0.00%
Majority			598,530	44.26%
Turnout			1,352,561
	Republican hold

MinnesotaEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Minnesota^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Farmer–Labor	Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent)	665,169	65.37%
	Republican	Arthur E. Nelson	342,992	33.71%
	Democratic	Vincent R. Dunne	9,380	0.92%
Majority			322,177	31.66%
Turnout			1,017,541
	Farmer–Labor hold

MississippiEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Mississippi^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hubert D. Stephens (Incumbent)	111,180	100.00%
	Democratic hold

MissouriEdit

1928 Missouri United States Senate election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roscoe C. Patterson	787,499	51.91%
	Democratic	Charles M. Hay	726,322	47.88%
	Socialist	Charles H. Harrison	2,845	0.19%
	Socialist Labor	William W. Cox	257	0.02%
Majority			61,177	4.03%
Turnout			1,516,923
	Republican gain from Democratic

MontanaEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Montana^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Burton K. Wheeler (Incumbent)	103,655	53.20%
	Republican	Joseph M. Dixon	91,185	46.80%
Majority			12,470	6.40%
Turnout			194,840
	Democratic hold

NebraskaEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Nebraska^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert B. Howell (Incumbent)	324,014	61.28%
	Democratic	Richard L. Metcalfe	204,737	38.72%
	None	Scattering	1	0.00%
Majority			119,277	22.56%
Turnout			528,752
	Republican hold

NevadaEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Nevada^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Key Pittman (Incumbent)	19,515	59.26%
	Republican	Samuel Platt	13,414	40.74%
Majority			6,101	18.52%
Turnout			32,929
	Democratic hold

New JerseyEdit

1928 United States Senate election in New Jersey^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hamilton Fish Kean	841,752	57.87%
	Democratic	Edward I. Edwards (incumbent)	608,623	41.84%
	Socialist	Charlotte L. Bohlin	2,267	0.16%
	Workers	Albert Weisbrod	1,333	0.09%
	Prohibition	Will D. Martin	372	0.03%
	Socialist Labor	Frank Sanders	280	0.02%
Majority			232,129	16.03%
Turnout			1,454,627
	Republican gain from Democratic

New MexicoEdit

1928 United States Senate election in New Mexico^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bronson M. Cutting (Incumbent)	68,070	57.69%
	Democratic	Jethro S. Vaught	49,913	42.31%
Majority			18,157	15.38%
Turnout			117,983
	Republican hold

New Mexico (Special)Edit

1928 United States Senate special election in New Mexico^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Octavio A. Larrazolo (incumbent)	64,623	55.65%
	Democratic	Juan N. Vigil	51,495	44.35%
Majority			13,128	11.30%
Turnout			116,118
	Republican hold

New YorkEdit

1928 United States Senate election in New York^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Royal S. Copeland (incumbent)	2,084,273	49.08%
	Republican	Alanson B. Houghton	2,034,014	47.89%
	Socialist	McAlister Coleman	111,208	2.62%
	Workers	Robert Minor	11,956	0.28%
	Socialist Labor	Henry Kuhn	5,543	0.13%
Majority			50,259	1.19%
Turnout			4,246,994
	Democratic hold

North DakotaEdit

1928 United States Senate election in North Dakota^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Frazier (Incumbent)	159,940	79.63%
	Democratic	F. F. Burchard	38,856	19.35%
	Farmer–Labor	Alfred Knutson	2,047	1.02%
Majority			121,084	60.28%
Turnout			200,843
	Republican hold

OhioEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Ohio^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Simeon D. Fess (Incumbent)	1,412,805	60.73%
	Democratic	Charles V. Truax	908,952	39.07%
	Independent	Joseph Willnecker	2,061	0.09%
	Independent	James Goward	1,384	0.06%
	Independent	J. Wetherell Hutton	1,003	0.04%
Majority			503,853	21.66%
Turnout			232,620
	Republican hold

Ohio (Special)Edit

1928 United States Senate special election in Ohio^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Theodore E. Burton	1,429,554	62.43%
	Democratic	Graham P. Hunt (Incumbent)	856,807	37.42%
	Independent	Israel Amter	2,062	0.09%
	Independent	Anna K. Storck	1,389	0.06%
Majority			572,747	25.01%
Turnout			2,289,812
	Republican gain from Democratic

PennsylvaniaEdit

General election results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	David A. Reed (inc.)	1,948,646	64.38%	+8.77%
	Democratic	William N. McNair	1,029,055	34.00%	+3.87%
	Socialist	William J. Van Essen	23,100	0.76%	-1.53%
	Prohibition	Elisha K. Kane	14,866	0.49%	-2.42%
	Socialist Labor	Charles Kutz	7,524	0.25%	+0.25%
	Workers Party	W. J. White	2,420	0.08%	+0.08%
	Socialist Labor	William H. Thomas	1,234	0.04%	+0.04%
	N/A	Other	19	0.00%	N/A
Totals			3,026,864	100.00%

Rhode IslandEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Rhode Island^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Felix Hebert	119,228	50.57%
	Democratic	Peter G. Gerry (Incumbent)	116,234	49.30%
	Workers	James P. Reid	313	0.13%
Majority			2,994	1.27%
Turnout			235,775
	Republican gain from Democratic

TennesseeEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Tennessee^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kenneth D. McKellar (Incumbent)	175,329	59.32%
	Republican	J. A. Fowler	120,259	40.68%
Majority			55,070	18.64%
Turnout			295,588
	Democratic hold

TexasEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Texas^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Connally	566,139	81.24%
	Republican	T. M. Kennerly	129,910	18.64%
	Socialist	David Curran	690	0.10%
	Communist	John Rust	114	0.02%
Majority			436,229	62.60%
Turnout			696,853
	Democratic hold

UtahEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Utah^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William H. King (Incumbent)	97,436	55.52%
	Republican	Ernest Bamberger	77,073	43.91%
	Socialist	Charles T. Stoney	998	0.57%
Majority			20,363	11.61%
Turnout			175,507
	Democratic hold

VermontEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Vermont^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank L. Greene (Incumbent)	93,136	71.55%
	Democratic	Fred C. Martin	37,030	28.45%
Majority			56,106	43.10%
Turnout			130,166
	Republican hold

VirginiaEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Virginia^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Claude A. Swanson (inc.)	275,425	99.84%	+27.96%
	Write-ins		436	0.16%	+0.16%
Majority			274,989	99.68%	+54.29%
Turnout			275,861
	Democratic hold

WashingtonEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Washington^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence Dill (Incumbent)	261,524	53.42%
	Republican	Kenneth Mackintosh	227,415	46.45%
	Workers Communist	Alex Noral	666	0.14%
Majority			34,109	6.97%
Turnout			489,605
	Democratic hold

West VirginiaEdit

1928 United States Senate election in West Virginia^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry D. Hatfield	327,266	50.68%
	Democratic	Matthew M. Neely (Incumbent)	317,620	49.18%
	Socialist	M. S. Holt	919	0.14%
Majority			9,646	1.50%
Turnout			645,805
	Republican gain from Democratic

WisconsinEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Wisconsin^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert M. La Follette Jr.	635,379	85.56%
	Independent Republican	William H. Markham	81,302	10.95%
	Prohibition	David W. Emerson	21,359	2.88%
	Independent Labor	Richard Koeppel	3,053	0.41%
	Workers	John Kasun	1,463	0.20%
	None	Scattering	92	0.01%
Majority			54,077	74.61%
Turnout			742,648
	Republican hold

WyomingEdit

1928 United States Senate election in Wyoming^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Kendrick (Incumbent)	43,032	53.50%
	Republican	Charles E. Winter	37,076	46.09%
	Socialist	W. W. Wolfe	333	0.41%
Majority			5,956	7.41%
Turnout			80,441
	Democratic hold

ReferencesEdit

^ September 10, 1928 in Maine
^ "SMITH, Frank Leslie – Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=240
^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3287
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
^ Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1928). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 375.
^ "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1928election.pdf

[1] September 10, 1928 in Maine

[IL_Bioguide-2] "SMITH, Frank Leslie – Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

[3] ttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=240

[4] ttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3287

[Clerk-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 4, 2014.

[6] Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1928). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 375.

[results-7] "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[VT-8] "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

[9] ttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1928election.pdf

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