Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1928 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Republican Herbert Hoover as President. The strong economy helped the Republicans to gain seven seats from the Democrats.
The Republicans took open seats in Missouri and Ohio, and defeated five incumbents:
Senate contests in 1928
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing Candidates | | Arizona | Henry F. Ashurst | Democrat | Re-elected, 54.3 - 45.7 | Ralph H. Cameron (Republican)
| | California | Hiram W. Johnson | Republican | Re-elected, 74.1 - 18.2 - 5.9 | Minor Moore (Democrat)
Charles H. Randall (Independent)
| | Connecticut | George P. McLean | Republican | Retired: Republican victory, 53.9 - 45.6 | Frederic C. Walcott (Republican)
Augustine Lonergan (Democrat)
| | Delaware | Thomas F. Bayard | Democrat | Defeated, 61.0 - 39.1 | John G. Townsend, Jr. (Republican)
| | Florida | Park Trammell | Democrat | Re-elected, 68.5 - 31.5 | Barclay H. Warburton (Republican)
| | Idaho1 | John W. Thomas | Republican | Re-elected, 62.6 - 36.7 | Chase Clark (Democrat)
| | Illinois2 | Frank L. Smith | Republican | Not admitted: Republican victory, 54.5 - 44.9 | Otis F. Glenn (Republican)
Anton F. Cermak (Democrat)
| | Indiana | Arthur R. Robinson | Republican | Re-elected, 55.3 - 44.1 | Albert Stump (Democrat)
| | Maine | Frederick Hale | Republican | Re-elected, 69.6 - 30.4 | Herbert E. Holmes (Democrat)
| | Maryland | William C. Bruce | Democrat | Defeated, 54.1 - 45.2 | Phillips L. Goldsborough (Republican)
| | Massachusetts | David I. Walsh | Democrat | Re-elected, 53.6 - 45.5 | Benjamin L. Young (Republican)
| | Michigan | Arthur H. Vandenberg | Republican | Re-elected, 71.8 - 27.7 | John W. Bailey (Democrat)
| | Minnesota | Henrik Shipstead | Farmer-Labor | Re-elected, 65.4 - 33.7 | Arthur E. Nelson (Republican)
| | Mississippi | Hubert D. Stephens | Democrat | Re-elected, unopposed | | | Missouri | James A. Reed | Democrat | Retired: Republican victory, 51.9 - 47.9 | Roscoe C. Patterson (Republican)
Charles M. Hay (Democrat)
| | Montana | Burton K. Wheeler | Democrat | Re-elected, 53.2 - 46.8 | Joseph M. Dixon (Republican)
| | Nebraska | Robert B. Howell | Republican | Re-elected, 61.3 - 38.7 | Richard L. Metcalfe (Democrat)
| | Nevada | Key Pittman | Democrat | Re-elected, 59.3 - 40.7 | Samuel Platt (Republican)
| | New Jersey | Edward I. Edwards | Democrat | Defeated, 57.9 - 41.8 | Hamilton F. Kean (Republican)
| | New Mexico | Bronson M. Cutting | Republican | Re-elected, 57.7 - 42.3 | Jethro S. Vaught (Democrat)
| | New York | Royal S. Copeland | Democrat | Re-elected, 49.1 - 47.9 | Alanson B. Houghton (Republican)
| | North Dakota | Lynn J. Frazier | Republican | Re-elected, 79.6 - 19.4 | F. F. Burchard (Democrat)
| | Ohio | Simeon D. Fess | Republican | Re-elected, 60.7 - 39.1 | Charles V. Truax (Democrat)
| | Ohio3 | Cyrus Locher | Democrat | Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 62.4 - 37.4 | Theodore E. Burton (Republican)
Graham P. Hunt (Democrat)
| | Pennsylvania | David A. Reed | Republican | Re-elected, 64.4 - 34.0 | William N. McNair (Democrat)
| | Rhode Island | Peter G. Gerry | Democrat | Defeated, 50.6 - 49.3 | Felix Hebert (Republican)
| | Tennessee | Kenneth D. McKellar | Democrat | Re-elected, 59.3 - 40.7 | J. A. Fowler (Republican)
| | Texas | Earle B. Mayfield | Democrat | Retired: Democrat victory, 81.2 - 18.7 | Tom Connally (Democrat)
T. M. Kennerly (Republican)
| | Utah | William H. King | Democrat | Re-elected, 55.5 - 43.9 | Ernest Bamberger (Republican)
| | Vermont | Frank L. Greene | Republican | Re-elected, 71.6 - 28.5 | Fred C. Martin (Democrat)
| | Virginia | Claude A. Swanson | Democrat | Re-elected, 99.8 | | | Washington | Clarence C. Dill | Democrat | Re-elected, 53.4 - 46.5 | Kenneth Mackintosh (Republican)
| | West Virginia | Matthew M. Neely | Democrat | Defeated, 50.7 - 49.2 | Henry D. Hatfield (Republican)
| | Wisconsin | Robert M. La Follette, Jr. | Republican | Re-elected, 85.6 - 11.0 | William H. Markham (Independent)
| | Wyoming | John B. Kendrick | Democrat | Re-elected, 53.5 - 46.1 | Charles E. Winter (Republican)
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1 special election held due to death of Frank R. Gooding (R-ID)
2 special election held due to refusal of Senate to seat Frank L. Smith (R-IL), elected but charged with fraud and corruption
3 special election held due to death of Frank B. Willis (R-OH)
See also - U.S. Senate election, 1926
- U.S. Senate election, 1930
- U.S. presidential election, 1928
- U.S. House election, 1928
Senate composition before and after elections | 70th Congress Senate Composition4 | | 71st Congress Senate Composition | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4 the refusal of the Senate to seat William S. Vare (R-PA) left one seat vacant from 1927 to 1929
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