1928 United States Senate elections in Michigan
(Redirected from United States Senate special election in Michigan, 1928)
The 1928 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 6, 1928 alongside a special election to the same seat.
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Democratic Senator Woodbridge N. Ferris died in office in March 1928. Governor Fred W. Green appointed newspaper publisher Arthur H. Vandenberg to fill Ferris's seat until a successor could be duly elected. Vandenberg won both the special election to complete Ferris's term and the regularly scheduled 1928 election, both held on November 6.
General election edit
Regular election edit
Candidates edit
- John W. Bailey (Democratic)
- David Boyd (Socialist Labor)
- Ben A. Faulkner (Workers)
- William L. Kreighoff (Socialist)
- Duly McCone (Prohibition)
- Arthur H. Vandenberg, interim appointee Senator (Republican)
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Arthur H. Vandenberg (incumbent) | 977,893 | 71.79% | ||
Democratic | John W. Bailey | 376,592 | 27.65% | ||
Socialist | William L. Kreighoff | 2,796 | 0.21% | ||
Communist | Ben A. Faulkner | 2,249 | 0.17% | ||
Prohibition | Duly McCone | 1,927 | 0.14% | ||
Socialist Labor | David Boyd | 689 | 0.05% | ||
Total votes | 1,362,146 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
Special election edit
Candidates edit
- John W. Bailey (Democratic)
- Francis W. Elliott (Socialist)
- Arthur H. Vandenberg, interim appointee Senator (Republican)
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Arthur H. Vandenberg | 974,203 | 72.03% | ||
Democratic | John W. Bailey | 375,673 | 27.78% | ||
Socialist | Francis W. Elliott | 2,682 | 0.20% | ||
Total votes | 1,352,558 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MI US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1928". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MI US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1928". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.