1928 United States Senate election in Ohio

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.

1928 United States Senate election in Ohio

November 6, 1928

Nominee Simeon Fess Charles Truax Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,412,805 908,952 Percentage 60.73% 39.07%

U.S. senator before election Simeon Fess Republican Elected U.S. Senator Simeon Fess Republican

General election

Candidates

• 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

1928 U.S. Senate election in Ohio[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Simeon Fess (incumbent)	1,276,206	60.73%	9.83
	Democratic	Charles Truax	908,952	39.07%	8.65
	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

• 1928 United States Senate elections

References

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