1928 United States Senate election in Vermont

1928 United States Senate election in Vermont

←  1922 November 6, 1928 (1928-11-06) 1931 (special)  →

Nominee Frank L. Greene Fred C. Martin Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 93,136 37,030 Percentage 71.55% 28.45%

County results Municipality results Greene:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90% Martin:     50-60%     60-70%     80-90%

U.S. senator before election Frank L. Greene Republican Elected U.S. Senator Frank L. Greene Republican

The 1928 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican Frank L. Greene successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Fred C. Martin. Greene died in December 1930 and Frank C. Partridge was appointed to fill the seat until a special election could be held in March 1931.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frank L. Greene (inc.)	53,879	99.9
	Republican	Other	29	0.1
Total votes			'53,908'	'100'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Fred C. Martin	3,060	99.5
	Democratic	Other	14	0.5
Total votes			'3,074'	'100'

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1928 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frank L. Greene (inc.)	93,136	71.55%	+6.02%
	Democratic	Fred C. Martin	37,030	28.45%	−2.50%
Total votes			'130,166'	'100.00%'

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1928

References

1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
2. "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.