1928 United States Senate election in Washington
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The 1928 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democrat Clarence Dill was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Chief Justice Kenneth Mackintosh.
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
- Clarence C. Dill, incumbent Senator since 1923
- James Cleveland Longstreet
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clarence C. Dill (incumbent) | 20,123 | 80.63% | |
Democratic | James C. Longstreet | 4,833 | 19.37% | |
Total votes | 24,956 | 100.00% |
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
- Austin E. Griffiths
- Kenneth Mackintosh, Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court since 1918
- Miles Poindexter, U.S. Ambassador to Peru and former U.S. Senator (1911–23)
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kenneth Mackintosh | 118,664 | 47.72% | |
Republican | Miles Poindexter | 83,102 | 33.42% | |
Republican | Austin E. Griffiths | 46,891 | 18.86% | |
Total votes | 248,657 | 100.00% |
General election[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Clarence C. Dill (incumbent) | 261,524 | 53.42% | 9.15 | |
Republican | Kenneth Mackintosh | 227,415 | 46.45% | 3.52 | |
Communist | Alex Noral | 666 | 0.14% | 0.02 | |
Total votes | 496,688 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Our Campaigns - WA US Senate - D Primary - Sep 11, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - WA US Senate - R Primary Race - Sep 11, 1928". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 3 Apr 2021.
Categories:
- United States Senate elections in Washington (state)
- 1928 United States Senate elections
- 1928 Washington (state) elections