1928 United States Senate election in Missouri
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The 1928 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James A. Reed did not run for re-election to a fourth term. Republican U.S. Representative Roscoe C. Patterson defeated Democrat Charles Hay to win the open seat.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- James A. Collet, Chariton County prosecutor
- Charles M. Hay, prohibitionist and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1920
- Robert I. Young
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles M. Hay | 171,088 | 49.60% | |
| Democratic | James Collet | 141,453 | 41.01% | |
| Democratic | Robert I. Young | 32,404 | 9.39% | |
| Total votes | 344,945 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- William O. Atkeson, former U.S. Representative from Butler (1921–23)
- Bernard Bogy, perennial candidate
- Henry Bundschu, Jackson County attorney
- Nathan Frank, former U.S. Representative from St. Louis (1889–91)
- Roscoe C. Patterson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri and former U.S. Representative from Springfield (1921–23)
- David M. Proctor, candidate for Senate in 1922 and 1926
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roscoe C. Patterson | 106,513 | 31.38% | |
| Republican | Nathan Frank | 94,850 | 27.95% | |
| Republican | David M. Proctor | 89,600 | 26.40% | |
| Republican | Henry Bundschu | 21,895 | 6.39% | |
| Republican | William O. Atkeson | 15,979 | 4.71% | |
| Republican | Bernard Bogy | 10,772 | 3.17% | |
| Total votes | 339,409 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Roscoe C. Patterson | 787,499 | 51.91% |  4.59
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| Democratic | Charles M. Hay | 726,322 | 47.88% |  3.97
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| Socialist | Charles H. Harrison | 2,845 | 0.19% | 0.54
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| Socialist Labor | William Wesley Cox | 257 | 0.02% | 0.08
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| Total votes | 1,516,923 | 100.00% | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 30, 2020.