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1928 United States Senate special election in Ohio

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1928 United States Senate special election in Ohio

| country = Ohio

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1926 United States Senate election in Ohio

| previous_year = 1926

| next_election = 1930 United States Senate special election in Ohio

| next_year = 1930 (special)

| election_date = November 6, 1928

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = TheodoreEBurton (1).jpg

| nominee1 = Theodore E. Burton

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 1,429,554

| percentage1 = 62.43%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Graham P. Hunt

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 856,807

| percentage2 = 37.42%

| map_image = 1928 United States Senate special election in Ohio results map by county.svg

| map_size = 200px

| map_caption = County results
Burton: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}}
Hunt: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Cyrus Locher

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Theodore E. Burton

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

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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.

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=

  • Graham P. Hunt, Cincinnati resident{{cite news|title=Cooper and Begg Are Close; Citizens Defeated in County|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=15 Aug 1928|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/103032438/|url-access=subscription|access-date=13 Apr 2023}}
  • Cyrus Locher, interim U.S. Senator

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.

Republican primary

=Candidates=

General election

=Candidates=

=Results=

{{Election box begin | title=1928 U.S. Senate special election in Ohio{{cite web|title=Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1928election.pdf|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|access-date=31 Dec 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267914|title=Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - Special Election - Nov 06, 1928|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Theodore E. Burton

|votes = 1,429,554

|percentage = 62.43%

|change = {{increase}}9.24

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Graham P. Hunt

|votes = 856,807

|percentage = 37.42%

|change = {{decrease}}9.18

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Communist Party (United States)

|candidate = Israel Amter

|votes = 2,062

|percentage = 0.09%

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Socialist Labor Party (United States)

|candidate = Anna K. Storck

|votes = 1,389

|percentage = 0.06%

|change = {{decrease}}0.15

}}

{{Election box total

|votes = 2,289,812

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References

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{{1928 United States elections}}

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