1928 United States Senate special election in Ohio

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.

1928 United States Senate special election in Ohio

November 6, 1928

Nominee Theodore E. Burton Graham P. Hunt Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,429,554 856,807 Percentage 62.43% 37.42%

U.S. senator before election Cyrus Locher Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Theodore E. Burton Republican

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.

General election

Candidates

• Israel Amter (Workers)
• Theodore E. Burton, U.S. Representative from Cleveland and former U.S. Senator (1909–15)
• Graham P. Hunt (Democratic)
• Anna K. Storck (Socialist Labor)

Results

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Theodore E. Burton	1,429,554	62.43%	9.24
	Democratic	Graham P. Hunt	856,807	37.42%	9.18
	Communist	Israel Amter	2,062	0.09%	N/A
	Socialist Labor	Anna K. Storck	1,389	0.06%	0.15
Total votes			2,289,812	100.00%

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 - Special Election - Nov 06, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com.