1928 United States Senate elections

1928 United States Senate election in California
	County results; Johnson: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%
U.S. senator before election; Hiram Johnson; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Hiram Johnson; Republican

1928 United States Senate election in Arizona
	County results; Ashurst: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Cameron: 50-60%
U.S. senator before election; Henry F. Ashurst; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Henry F. Ashurst; Democratic

1928 United States Senate elections
32 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate; 49 seats needed for a majority
	Results of the elections:; Democratic hold; Republican gain Republican hold; Farmer–Labor hold; No election
Majority Leader before election; Charles Curtis; Republican	Elected Majority Leader ; James Watson; Republican

The 1928 United States Senate elections were elections that coincided with the presidential election of Republican Herbert Hoover. The 32 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies. 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 until April 1, 1929, when a Republican was appointed to continue the term.

Gains, losses, and holds

Retirements

Two Republicans and one Democrat retired instead of seeking re-election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Connecticut	George P. McLean	Frederic C. Walcott
Missouri	James A. Reed	Roscoe C. Patterson
New Mexico (special)	Bronson M. Cutting	Octaviano Larrazolo

Defeats

Seven Democrats sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Delaware	Thomas F. Bayard Jr.	John G. Townsend Jr.
Maryland	William Cabell Bruce	Phillips Lee Goldsborough
New Jersey	Edward I. Edwards	Hamilton F. Kean
Ohio (special)	Cyrus Locher	Theodore E. Burton
Rhode Island	Peter G. Gerry	Felix Hebert
Texas	Earle B. Mayfield	Tom Connally
West Virginia	Matthew M. Neely	Henry D. Hatfield

Disqualification

Two Republicans were elected in 1926, but disqualified from taking office. One resigned on February 9, 1928, and the seat was filled in the 1928 election. One resigned December 6, 1929 and the seat was filled by appointment.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Illinois	Frank L. Smith	Otis F. Glenn
Pennyslvania	William Scott Vare	Joseph R. Grundy

Post-election changes

State	Senator	Replaced by
New Jersey	Walter Evans Edge	David Baird Jr.
Ohio	Theodore E. Burton	Roscoe C. McCulloch
Kentucky	Frederic M. Sackett	John M. Robsion
Tennessee	Lawrence Tyson	William Emerson Brock
Wyoming	Francis E. Warren	Patrick Joseph Sullivan

Change in composition

Before the elections

At the beginning of 1928.

		D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈
D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁	D₁₀	D₉
D₁₉	D₂₀	D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇ Del. Ran	D₂₈ Ariz. Ran
D₃₈ R.I. Ran	D₃₇ Ohio (sp) Ran	D₃₆ N.Y. Ran	D₃₅ N.J. Ran	D₃₄ Mont. Ran	D₃₃ Mo. Retired	D₃₂ Miss. Ran	D₃₁ Mass. Ran	D₃₀ Md. Ran	D₂₉ Fla. Ran
D₃₉ Tenn. Ran	D₄₀ Texas Ran	D₄₁ Utah Ran	D₄₂ Va. Ran	D₄₃ Wash. Ran	D₄₄ W.Va. Ran	D₄₅ Wyo. Ran	FL₁ Minn. Ran	V₁ Sen. Vare	V₂ Ill. (sp)
Plurality ↓
R₃₉ Maine Ran	R₄₀ Mich. (reg) Mich. (sp) Ran	R₄₁ Neb. Ran	R₄₂ Nev. Ran	R₄₃ N.M. (reg) Ran N.M. (sp) Retired	R₄₄ N.D. Ran	R₄₅ Ohio (reg) Ran	R₄₆ Pa. Ran	R₄₇ Vt. Ran	R₄₈ Wis. Ran
R₃₈ Ind. Ran	R₃₇ Idaho (sp) Ran	R₃₆ Conn. Retired	R₃₅ Calif. Ran	R₃₄	R₃₃	R₃₂	R₃₁	R₃₀	R₂₉
R₁₉	R₂₀	R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇	R₂₈
R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁	R₁₀	R₉
		R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈

Elections result

		D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈
D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁	D₁₀	D₉
D₁₉	D₂₀	D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇ Ariz. Re-elected	D₂₈ Fla. Re-elected
D₃₈ Wyo. Re-elected	D₃₇ Wash. Re-elected	D₃₆ Va. Re-elected	D₃₅ Utah Re-elected	D₃₄ Texas Hold	D₃₃ Tenn. Re-elected	D₃₂ N.Y. Re-elected	D₃₁ Mont. Re-elected	D₃₀ Miss. Re-elected	D₂₉ Mass. Re-elected
FL₁ Minn. Re-elected	V₁ Sen. Vare	V₂ VP Curtis	R₅₅ Wis. Re-elected	R₅₄ W.Va. Gain	R₅₃ Vt. Re-elected	R₅₂ R.I. Gain	R₅₁ Pa. Re-elected	R₅₀ Ohio (sp) Gain	R₄₉ Ohio (reg) Re-elected
Majority →									R₄₉ Ohio (reg) Re-elected
R₃₉ Ind. Re-elected	R₄₀ Maine Re-elected	R₄₁ Md. Gain	R₄₂ Mich. (reg) Mich. (sp) Elected^[a]	R₄₃ Mo. Gain	R₄₄ Neb. Re-elected	R₄₅ Nev. Re-elected	R₄₆ N.J. Gain	R₄₇ N.M. (reg) Elected^[a] N.M. (sp) Hold	R₄₈ N.D. Re-elected
R₃₈ Ill. (sp) Gain	R₃₇ Idaho (sp) Elected^[a]	R₃₆ Del. Gain	R₃₅ Conn. Hold	R₃₄ Calif. Re-elected	R₃₃	R₃₂	R₃₁	R₃₀	R₂₉
R₁₉	R₂₀	R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇	R₂₈
R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁	R₁₀	R₉
		R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈

Key

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

Race summary

Special elections during the 70th Congress

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 Thomas	Republican	1928 (Appointed)	elected November 6, 1928.	▌Y John 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 hold.	▌Y Otis F. Glenn (Republican) 54.5% ▌Anton Cermak (Democratic) 44.9%
Michigan (Class 1)	Arthur Vandenberg	Republican	1928 (Appointed)	elected November 6, 1928. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below.	▌Y Arthur 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) 55.65% ▌Juan N. Vigil (Democratic) 44.35%^[4]
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 Congress

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 Johnson	Republican	1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Hiram 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 Vandenberg	Republican	1928 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected . Winner was also elected to finish the current term, see above.	▌Y Arthur 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 Lee Metcalfe (Democratic) 38.7%
Nevada	Key Pittman	Democratic	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 Frazier	Republican	1922	Incumbent re-elected .	▌Y Lynn 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	1922	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected . Republican gain.	▌Y Felix Hebert (Republican) 50.6% ▌Peter G. Gerry (Democratic) 49.3%
Tennessee	Kenneth McKellar	Democratic	1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Kenneth McKellar (Democratic) 59.3% ▌James Alexander Fowler (Republican) 40.7%
Texas	Earle B. 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	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) 1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Claude A. Swanson (Democratic) 99.8% Unopposed
Washington	Clarence Dill	Democratic	1916 1922	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Clarence Dill (Democratic) 53.4% ▌Kenneth Mackintosh (Republican) 46.5% ▌Alex Noral (Communist) 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 (Prohibition) 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%

Closest races

Twelve races had a margin of victory under 10%:

State	Party of winner	Margin
New York	Democratic	1.2%
Rhode Island	Republican (flip)	1.3%
West Virginia	Republican (flip)	1.5%
Missouri	Republican (flip)	4.0%
Montana	Republican (flip)	6.4%
Washington	Democratic	6.9%
Wyoming	Democratic	7.4%
Massachusetts	Democratic	8.1%
Connecticut	Republican	8.3%
Arizona	Democratic	8.6%
Maryland	Republican (flip)	8.9%
Illinois	Republican (flip)	9.6%

New Mexico was the tipping point state with a margin of 15.4%.

Arizona

1928 United States Senate election in Arizona^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry F. Ashurst (incumbent)	47,013	54.25%
	Republican	Ralph H. Cameron	39,651	45.75%
Majority			7,362	8.50%
Turnout			86,664
	Democratic hold		Swing

California

1928 United States Senate election in California ^[6]
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

Connecticut

1928 United States Senate election in Connecticut

← 1922

November 6, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	Frederic C. Walcott	Augustine Lonergan
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	296,958	251,429
Percentage	53.86%	45.60%

County results
Walcott: 50–60% 60–70%
Lonergan: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

George McLean
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Frederic C. Walcott
Republican

1928 United States Senate election in Connecticut^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederic C. Walcott	296,958	53.86%
	Democratic	Augustine Lonergan	251,429	45.60%
	Socialist	Martin F Plunkett	3,014	0.55%
Majority			45,529	8.26%
Turnout			551,401
	Republican hold

Delaware

1928 United States Senate election in Delaware^[6]
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
	Democratic

Florida

1928 United States Senate election in Florida^[6]
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)

1928 United States Senate special election in Idaho^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Thomas (incumbent)	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)

1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois

← 1926

November 6, 1928

1932 →


Nominee	Otis F. Glenn	Anton Cermak
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	1,594,031	1,315,338
Percentage	54.46%	44.94%

Results by county
Glenn: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Cermak: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Vacant

Elected U.S. senator

Otis F. Glenn
Republican

1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Otis F. Glenn	1,594,031	54.46%
	Democratic	Anton Cermak	1,315,338	44.94%
	Socialist	George Ross 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

Indiana

1928 United States Senate election in Indiana

← 1926 (special)

November 6, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	Arthur Robinson	Albert Stump
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	782,144	623,996
Percentage	55.30%	44.12%

County results
Robinson: 50–60% 60–70%
Stump: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Arthur Raymond Robinson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Arthur Raymond Robinson
Republican

1928 United States Senate election in Indiana^[6]
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

Maine

1928 United States Senate election in Maine^[6]
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

Maryland

1928 United States Senate election in Maryland

← 1922

November 5, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	Phillips Lee Goldsborough	William Cabell Bruce
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	256,224	214,447
Percentage	54.05%	45.24%

County results
Goldsborough: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Bruce: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

William Cabell Bruce

Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Phillips Lee Goldsborough

Republican

1928 United States Senate election in Maryland^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillips Lee Goldsborough	256,224	54.05%
	Democratic	William Cabell Bruce (incumbent)	214,447	45.24%
	Socialist	William A Toole	2,026	0.43%
	Labor	Robert W. Stevens	1,370	0.29%
Majority			41,777	8.81%
Turnout			474,067
	Democratic

Massachusetts

1928 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1926 (special)

November 6, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	David I. Walsh	Benjamin Loring Young
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	818,055	693,563
Percentage	53.65%	45.48%

County results
Walsh: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80%
Young: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

Senator before election

David I. Walsh
Democratic

Elected Senator

David I. Walsh
Democratic

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

Michigan

First-term Democrat Woodbridge N. Ferris died March 23, 1928.

On March 31, 1928, Governor

Arthur H. Vandenberg to fill the vacancy, pending a special election. Green considered resigning so he could be appointed to the vacancy. He also considered several other candidates, including former governors Albert Sleeper and Chase Osborn. In addition, Green considered Representative Joseph W. Fordney

, who would have been a placeholder until the election for the remainder of Ferris' term. Green finally decided upon Vandenberg, who immediately declared his intention to stand for election to both the short, unexpired term and the full six-year term. Both the special and the general elections were held the same day, November 6, 1928.

Michigan (regular)

1928 United States Senate election in Michigan

← 1922

November 6, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	Arthur Vandenberg	John W. Bailey
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	977,893	376,592
Percentage	71.79%	27.65%

County results
Vandenberg: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%

U.S. senator before election

Arthur Vandenberg

Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Arthur Vandenberg

Republican

1928 United States Senate election in Michigan^[6]
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)

1928 United States Senate special election in Michigan^[6]
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

Minnesota

1928 United States Senate election in Minnesota

← 1922

November 6, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	Henrik Shipstead	Arthur E. Nelson
Party	Farmer–Labor	Republican
Popular vote	665,169	342,992
Percentage	65.38%	33.71%

County results
Shipstead: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Henrik Shipstead
Farmer–Labor

Elected U.S. Senator

Henrik Shipstead
Farmer–Labor

1928 United States Senate election in Minnesota^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Farmer–Labor	Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent)	665,169	65.37%
	Republican	Arthur E. Nelson	342,992	33.71%
	Workers (Communist)	Vincent R. Dunne	9,380	0.92%
Majority			322,177	31.66%
Turnout			1,017,541
	Farmer–Labor hold

Mississippi

1928 United States Senate election in Mississippi^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hubert D. Stephens (Incumbent)	111,180	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Missouri

1928 United States Senate election in Missouri

← 1922

November 6, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	Roscoe C. Patterson	Charles M. Hay
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	787,499	726,322
Percentage	51.91%	47.88%

County Results
Patterson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Hay:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Tie:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election

James A. Reed

Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Roscoe C. Patterson

Republican

1928 Missouri United States Senate election^[6]
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 Wesley Cox	257	0.02%
Majority			61,177	4.03%
Turnout			1,516,923
	Democratic

Montana

1928 United States Senate election in Montana

← 1922

November 6, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	Burton K. Wheeler	Joseph M. Dixon
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	103,655	91,185
Percentage	53.20%	46.80%

County Results
Wheeler: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Dixon: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Burton K. Wheeler
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Burton K. Wheeler
Democratic

1928 United States Senate election in Montana^[6]
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

Nebraska

1928 United States Senate election in Nebraska

←

1922

November 6, 1928

1934 (special) →


Nominee	Robert B. Howell	Richard L. Metcalfe
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	324,014	204,737
Percentage	61.28%	38.72%

County results
Howell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Metcalfe: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Robert B. Howell

Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Robert B. Howell

Republican

1928 United States Senate election in Nebraska^[6]
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

Nevada

1928 United States Senate election in Nevada^[6]
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 Jersey

1928 United States Senate election in New Jersey

← 1922

November 6, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	Hamilton Fish Kean	Edward I. Edwards
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	841,752	608,623
Percentage	57.87%	41.84%

County results
Kean: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Edwards: 60–70%

Senator before election

Edward I. Edwards
Democratic

Elected Senator

Hamilton Fish Kean

Republican

1928 United States Senate election in New Jersey^[6]
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
	Democratic

New Mexico

Two-term Democrat Andrieus A. Jones died December 20, 1927. Republican Bronson M. Cutting was appointed December 29, 1927, to continue the term, pending a special election in which he was not a candidate.

New Mexico (special)

Octavio A. Larrazolo

1928 United States Senate special election in New Mexico^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Octavio A. Larrazolo	64,623	55.65%
	Democratic	Juan N. Vigil	51,495	44.35%
Majority			13,128	11.30%
Turnout			116,118
	Republican hold

Larrazolo was not a candidate, however, for the next term. After leaving office, Larrazolo died on April 7, 1930.

New Mexico (regular)

1928 United States Senate election in New Mexico^[6]
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

Cutting would be

re-elected in 1934

but died May 6, 1935.

New York

1928 United States Senate election in New York

← 1922

November 6, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	Royal S. Copeland	Alanson B. Houghton
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	2,084,273	2,034,014
Percentage	49.08%	47.89%

County Results
Copeland: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Houghton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

Senator before election

Royal S. Copeland

Democratic

Elected Senator

Royal S. Copeland

Democratic

1928 United States Senate election in New York^[6]
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 Dakota

1928 United States Senate election in North Dakota^[6]
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

Ohio

There were 2 elections due to the March 30, 1928, death of Republican Frank B. Willis.

Ohio (regular)

Ohio General election^[6]
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			2,326,205
	Republican hold

Ohio (special)

Democrat Cyrus Locher was appointed April 5, 1928, to continue the term, pending the special election, in which he lost his party's nomination.

Ohio special election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Theodore E. Burton	1,429,554	62.43%
	Democratic	Graham P. Hunt	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
	Democratic

Burton, in turn, died October 28, 1929, triggering another interim appointment and special election before the 1933 end of the term.

Pennsylvania

1928 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1922

November 6, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	David A. Reed	William N. McNair
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	1,948,646	1,029,055
Percentage	64.38%	34.00%

County Results:
Reed: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
McNair: 50-60%

U.S. senator before election

David A. Reed
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

David A. Reed
Republican

General election results^[6]
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	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 Island

1928 United States Senate election in Rhode Island^[6]
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
	Democratic

Tennessee

1928 United States Senate election in Tennessee

← 1922

November 6, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	Kenneth McKellar	James A. Fowler
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	175,431	120,289
Percentage	59.32%	40.68%

McKellar: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Fowler: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Kenneth McKellar

Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Kenneth McKellar

Democratic

1928 United States Senate election in Tennessee^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kenneth D. McKellar (Incumbent)	175,329	59.32%
	Republican	James Alexander Fowler	120,259	40.68%
Majority			55,070	18.64%
Turnout			295,588
	Democratic hold

Texas

1928 United States Senate election in Texas

← 1922

November 6, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	Tom Connally	T. M. Kennerly
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	566,139	129,910
Percentage	81.24%	18.64%

County Results^[8]

Connally: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Kennerly: 50–60% 60–70%

No vote:

U.S. senator before election

Earle Mayfield

Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Tom Connally
Democratic

1928 United States Senate election in Texas^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Connally	566,139	81.24%
	Republican	Thomas Martin 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

Utah

1928 United States Senate election in Utah^[6]
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

Vermont

1928 United States Senate election in Vermont^[9]
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

Virginia

1928 United States Senate election in Virginia^[6]
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

Washington

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

1928 United States Senate election in Washington^[6]
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 Virginia

1928 United States Senate election in West Virginia^[6]
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
	Democratic

Wisconsin

1928 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

← 1925 (special)

November 6, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	Robert La Follette Jr.	William H. Markham
Party	Republican	Independent Republican
Popular vote	635,376	81,302
Percentage	85.57%	10.92%

La Follete: 70–80% 80–90% >90%

U.S. senator before election

Robert La Follette Jr.

Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Robert La Follette Jr.

Republican

1928 United States Senate election in Wisconsin^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert M. La Follette Jr. (incumbent)	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

Wyoming

1928 United States Senate election in Wyoming^[6]
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

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Appointee elected

References

^ September 10, 1928, in Maine
^ "SMITH, Frank Leslie – Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
^ "Our Campaigns - Container Detail Page". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ "Our Campaigns - NM US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 08, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ ^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 ^ag ^ah "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.
ISBN 9780836955248
.

^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

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[Appointee_elected-2] Appointee elected

[1] September 10, 1928, in Maine

[IL_Bioguide-3] "SMITH, Frank Leslie – Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

[4] "Our Campaigns - Container Detail Page". www.ourcampaigns.com.

[5] "Our Campaigns - NM US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 08, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[6] "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com.

[Clerk-7] ^ ^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 ^ag ^ah "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 4, 2014.

[8] 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.

[9] ISBN 9780836955248
.

[VT-10] "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

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