1928 United States Senate election in New Jersey
Nominee
Hamilton Fish 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 Fish Kean
Republican
The United States Senate election of 1928 in New Jersey was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edward I. Edwards ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Hamilton Fish Kean in a landslide. This was the third of four straight elections to this seat in which the incumbents were defeated.
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Lillian Feickert , suffragette, former vice-chair of the New Jersey Republican Party , and prohibition activist[1]
Joseph Frelinghuysen , former U.S. Senator (1917–23)[1]
Edward W. Gray , former U.S. Representative from Jersey City (1915–19)[1]
Hamilton Fish Kean , member of the Republican National Committee and candidate for Senate in 1924[1]
Edward C. Stokes , former Governor of New Jersey (1905–08)[1]
Results [ ]
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Edward I. Edwards , incumbent Senator since 1923
Results [ ]
Senator Edwards was unopposed for the re-nomination.
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Charlotte L. Bohlin (Socialist)
Edward I. Edwards (Democrat), incumbent Senator
Hamilton Fish Kean (Republican), banker and member of the Republican National Committee
Will D. Martin (Prohibition)
Frank Sanders (Socialist Labor)
Albert Weisbord (Workers)
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]