1928 United States Senate special election in Ohio

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1928 United States Senate special election in Ohio
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  1926 November 6, 1928 1930 (special)  
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Nominee Theodore E. Burton Graham P. Hunt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,429,554856,807
Percentage62.43%37.42%

1928 United States Senate special election in Ohio results map by county.svg
County results
Burton:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Hunt:      50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Cyrus Locher
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Theodore E. Burton
Republican

The 1928 United States Senate special election in Ohio was held on November 6, 1928, to elect a successor to Frank B. Willis, who died in office in March 1928. Republican U.S. Representative Theodore E. Burton, who previously held this seat from 1909 to 1915, won the open race to succeed him.

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Background

Incumbent Republican Senator Frank B. Willis died in office on March 30, 1928. Governor of Ohio Vic Donahey appointed Cyrus Locher to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. The special election to fill the seat was scheduled for November 6, 1928, concurrent with the general election for President of the United States, Governor, and Ohio's other U.S. Senate seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

The primary was contested over the issue of Prohibition; Locher was an advocate of the policy, allied with the Anti-Saloon League, while Hunt was an opponent. [1]

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Candidates

Results

1928 U.S. Senate special election in Ohio [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Theodore E. Burton 1,429,554 62.43% Increase2.svg9.24
Democratic Graham P. Hunt856,80737.42%Decrease2.svg9.18
Communist Israel Amter 2,0620.09%N/A
Socialist Labor Anna K. Storck1,3890.06%Decrease2.svg0.15
Total votes2,289,812 100.00%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Cooper and Begg Are Close; Citizens Defeated in County" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . August 15, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  3. "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - Special Election - Nov 06, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com.