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1928 US Senate

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SENATE

US Senate · 1928

Republican Gain

DEM

51 needed

REP

IND

Before

44

48

4

After

36

56

4

Net change:D −8·R +8·I ±0·34 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic36

RepublicanMajority56

Independent4

Threshold:51 seats

D 36 – R 56 – I 4

34 contests|D won 12|R won 21|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	AshurstDEM	54.3%	47,013	CameronREP	45.8%	39,651	D+8.5	↓ R+21.6
▶	California	JohnsonREP	74.1%	1,148,397	MooreDEM	18.2%	282,411	R+55.9	↓ R+17.5
▶	Connecticut	WalcottREP	53.9%	296,958	LonerganDEM	45.6%	251,429	R+8.3	↓ R+1.4
▶	Delaware	TownsendREP	61.0%	63,725	BayardDEM	39.0%	40,828	R+21.9	↓ R+22.3
▶	Florida	TrammellDEM	68.5%	153,816	WarburtonREP	31.5%	70,633	D+37.1	↓ R+50.9
▶	Idaho(S)	ThomasREP	62.6%	90,922	ClarkDEM	36.7%	53,399	R+25.8	—
▶	Illinois(S)	GlennREP	54.5%	1,594,031	CermakDEM	44.9%	1,315,338	R+9.5	—
▶	Indiana	RobinsonREP	55.3%	782,144	StumpDEM	44.1%	623,996	R+11.2	↓ R+14.2
▶	Maine	HaleREP	69.6%	145,501	HolmesDEM	30.4%	63,429	R+39.3	↓ R+24.3
▶	Maryland	GoldsboroughREP	54.0%	256,224	BruceDEM	45.2%	214,447	R+8.8	↓ R+15.3
▶	Massachusetts	WalshDEM	53.6%	818,055	YoungREP	45.5%	693,563	D+8.2	↑ D+9.0
▶	Michigan	VandenbergREP	71.8%	977,893	BaileyDEM	27.6%	376,592	R+44.1	↓ R+46.4
▶	Minnesota	OtherOTH	66.3%	674,549	NelsonREP	33.7%	342,992	R+33.7	↓ R+16.6
▶	Mississippi	StephensDEM	100.0%	111,210	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+8.7
▶	Missouri	PattersonREP	51.6%	958,144	HayDEM	48.1%	893,093	R+3.5	↓ R+10.4
▶	Montana	WheelerDEM	53.2%	103,655	DixonREP	46.8%	91,185	D+6.4	↓ R+5.4
▶	Nebraska	HowellREP	61.3%	324,014	MetcalfeDEM	38.7%	204,737	R+22.6	↓ R+4.0
▶	Nevada	PittmanDEM	59.3%	19,515	PlattREP	40.7%	13,414	D+18.5	↓ R+7.1
▶	New Jersey	KeanREP	57.9%	841,752	EdwardsDEM	41.8%	608,623	R+16.0	↓ R+26.9
▶	New Mexico	CuttingREP	57.7%	68,070	VaughtDEM	42.3%	49,913	R+15.4	↓ R+26.5
▶	North Dakota	FrazierREP	79.6%	159,940	BurchardDEM	19.4%	38,856	R+60.3	↓ R+55.7
▶	Ohio	FessREP	60.7%	1,412,805	TruaxDEM	39.1%	908,953	R+21.7	↓ R+18.5
▶	Ohio(S)	BurtonREP	62.5%	1,429,534	HuntDEM	37.5%	856,807	R+25.1	↓ R+21.9
▶	Pennsylvania	ReedREP	64.4%	1,948,645	McNairDEM	34.0%	1,029,055	R+30.4	↓ R+5.7
▶	Rhode Island	HerbertREP	50.6%	119,228	GerryDEM	49.3%	116,234	R+1.3	↓ R+10.1
▶	Tennessee	McKellarDEM	59.3%	175,431	FowlerREP	40.7%	120,289	D+18.6	↓ R+17.4
▶	Texas	ConnallyDEM	81.2%	566,138	KennerlyREP	18.7%	130,172	D+62.5	↑ D+29.3
▶	Utah	KingDEM	55.5%	97,436	BambergerREP	43.9%	77,073	D+11.6	↑ D+11.1
▶	Vermont	GreeneREP	71.5%	93,136	MartinDEM	28.4%	37,030	R+43.1	—
▶	Virginia	SwansonDEM	100.0%	270,477	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+54.8
▶	Washington	DillDEM	53.4%	261,524	MacKintoshREP	46.5%	227,415	D+7.0	↑ D+5.7
▶	West Virginia	HatfieldREP	50.7%	327,266	NeelyDEM	49.2%	317,620	R+1.5	↓ R+5.0
▶	Wisconsin	FolletteREP	85.6%	635,376	OtherOTH	14.4%	107,177	R+85.6	↓ R+5.0
▶	Wyoming	KendrickDEM	53.5%	43,032	WinterREP	46.1%	37,076	D+7.4	↓ R+7.2

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