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1928 United States Senate election in Ohio

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1928 United States Senate election in Ohio

← 1922 November 6, 1928 1934 →
 
Nominee Simeon Fess Charles Truax
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,412,805 908,952
Percentage 60.73% 39.07%

County results
Fess:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Truax:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Simeon Fess
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Simeon Fess
Republican

The 1928 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican Senator Simeon Fess was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic Director of Agriculture Charles Truax.

General election

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Candidates

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  • Simeon Fess, incumbent Senator since 1923 (Republican)
  • James Goward (Socialist Labor)
  • J. Wetherell Hutton, Quaker schoolmaster (Prohibition)
  • Charles Truax, Ohio Director of Agriculture (Democratic)
  • Joseph Willnecker (Workers)

Results

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1928 U.S. Senate election in Ohio[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Simeon Fess (incumbent) 1,276,206 60.73% Increase9.83
Democratic Charles Truax 908,952 39.07% Decrease8.65
Communist Joseph Willnecker 2,061 0.09% N/A
Socialist Labor James Goward 1,384 0.06% N/A
Prohibition J. Wetherell Hutton 1,003 0.04% N/A
Total votes 2,326,205 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.