1928 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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1928 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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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[]

1928 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hamilton Fish Kean 167,029 33.57%
Republican Edward C. Stokes 142,123 28.56%
Republican Joseph S. Frelinghuysen 137,440 27.62%
Republican Lillian Feickert 26,029 5.23%
Republican Edward W. Gray 24,959 5.02%
Total votes 497,580 100.0%

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Edward I. Edwards, incumbent Senator since 1923

Results[]

Senator Edwards was unopposed for the re-nomination.

1928 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward I. Edwards (incumbent) 153,528 100.0%
Total votes 153,528 100.0%

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[]

1928 United States Senate election in New Jersey[2][3]
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[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Secretary of the State of New Jersey. "Results of the Primary Election May 15th, 1928" (PDF). Retrieved 18 Aug 2021.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1928" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com.


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