1928 United States Senate election in Ohio

1928 senate election in Ohio

1928 United States Senate election in Ohio

← 1922 November 6, 1928 1934 →
 
Nominee Simeon Fess Charles Truax
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,412,805 908,952
Percentage 60.73% 39.07%

U.S. senator before election

Simeon Fess
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Simeon Fess
Republican

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The 1928 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican Senator Simeon Fess was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic Director of Agriculture Charles Truax.

General election

Candidates

  • Simeon Fess, incumbent Senator since 1923 (Republican)
  • James Goward (Socialist Labor)
  • J. Wetherell Hutton, Quaker schoolmaster (Prohibition)
  • Charles Truax, Ohio Director of Agriculture (Democratic)
  • Joseph Willnecker (Workers)

Results

1928 U.S. Senate election in Ohio[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Simeon Fess (incumbent) 1,276,206 60.73% Increase9.83
Democratic Charles Truax 908,952 39.07% Decrease8.65
Communist Joseph Willnecker 2,061 0.09% N/A
Socialist Labor James Goward 1,384 0.06% N/A
Prohibition J. Wetherell Hutton 1,003 0.04% N/A
Total votes 2,326,205 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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