1928 United States Senate election in New Jersey

The United States Senate election of 1928 in New Jersey was held on November 6, 1928.

1928 United States Senate election in New Jersey

November 6, 1928

Nominee Hamilton F. Kean Edward I. Edwards Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 841,752 608,623 Percentage 57.87% 41.84%

Senator before election Edward I. Edwards Democratic Elected Senator Hamilton F. Kean Republican

Incumbent Democratic Senator Edward I. Edwards ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Hamilton F. Kean in a landslide.

This was the third of four straight elections to this seat in which the incumbents were defeated.

Candidates

• Charlotte L. Bohlin (Socialist)
• Edward I. Edwards (Democrat), incumbent Senator
• Hamilton F. Kean (Republican), banker and member of the Republican National Committee
• Will D. Martin (Prohibition)
• Frank Sanders (Socialist Labor)
• Albert Weisbord (Workers)

General election

Results

1928 United States Senate election in New Jersey[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hamilton Fish Kean	841,752	57.87%
	Democratic	Edward I. Edwards (incumbent)	608,623	41.84%
	Socialist	Charlotte L. Bohlin	2,267	0.16%
	Workers	Albert Weisbrod	1,333	0.09%
	Prohibition	Will D. Martin	372	0.03%
	Socialist Labor	Frank Sanders	280	0.02%
Majority			232,129	16.03%
Turnout			1,454,627
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 1928 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1928" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
2. "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com.