1928 United States Senate election in 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 Municipality results Wolcott:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90% Lonergan:      50–60%     60-70%     70-80%

U.S. senator before election George McLean Republican Elected U.S. Senator Frederic C. Walcott Republican

The 1928 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican Senator George P. McLean was not a candidate for re-election. In his place, Republican State Senator Frederic C. Walcott won the seat against former U.S. Representative Augustine Lonergan.

General election

Candidates

• Augustine Lonergan, former U.S. Representative from Hartford
• Martin F. Plunkett (Socialist)
• Frederic C. Walcott, State Senator from Norfolk (Republican)

Results

1928 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frederic C. Walcott	296,958	53.86%	1.52
	Democratic	Augustine Lonergan	251,429	45.14%	0.33
	Socialist	Martin F. Plunkett	3,014	0.55%	1.08
Total votes			551,401	100.00%
	Republican hold

Aftermath

Lonergan would win an election to Connecticut's other Senate seat in 1932; he and Walcott served as colleagues in the Senate from 1933 to 1935.

References

1. "Our Campaigns - CT US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1928".
2. "1928 Senatorial General Election Results - Connecticut". US Election Atlas. David Leip's Election Atlas. Retrieved April 23, 2022.