1928 United States Senate election in Ohio

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.

1928 United States Senate election in Ohio

November 6, 1928
 
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

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% 9.83
Democratic Charles Truax 908,952 39.07% 8.65
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 31 Dec 2020.
  2. "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
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