1928 United States Senate election in California

The 1928 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican Senator Hiram Johnson was re-elected to his third term in office. He defeated Democrat Minor Moore and Prohibition Party nominee Los Angeles City Councilman Charles H. Randall.

1928 United States Senate election in California

← 1922 November 6, 1928 1934 →
 
Nominee Hiram Johnson Minor Moore Charles H. Randall
Party Republican Democratic Prohibition
Popular vote 1,148,397 282,411 92,106
Percentage 74.11% 18.23% 5.94%

County results
Johnson:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

U.S. senator before election

Hiram Johnson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Hiram Johnson
Republican

Primaries

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Primaries were held on August 28.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Primary election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hiram Johnson (incumbent) 420,219 81.93%
Prohibition Charles H. Randall (cross-filing) 92,710 18.08%
Total votes 512,929 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • Minor Moore, Judge of the California Court of Appeals

Results

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Judge Minor Moore was unopposed on the ballot, but some primary voters wrote in Hiram Johnson or Charles Randall.

Primary election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Minor Moore 94,194 96.67%
Republican Hiram W. Johnson (incumbent) (write-in) 2,657 2.73%
Prohibition Charles H. Randall (write-in) 591 0.61%
Total votes 97,442 100.00%

Prohibition primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Primary election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Prohibition Charles H. Randall 3,587 52.03%
Prohibition Wiley J. Phillips 3,307 47.97%
Total votes 97,442 100.00%

Third parties and independents

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Socialist

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  • Lena Morrow Lewis, nominee for Lt. Governor in 1926

General election

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Results

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1928 United States Senate election in California[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Hiram Johnson (incumbent) 1,148,397 74.11%  11.94
Democratic Minor Moore 282,411 18.23%  5.53
Prohibition Charles H. Randall 92,106 5.94%  1.85
Socialist Lena Morrow Lewis 26,624 1.72%  4.56
Total votes 1,549,538 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CA US Senate – R Primary, 1928". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "CA US Senate – D Primary, 1928". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "CA US Senate – Prb Primary, 1928". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "CA US Senate, 1928". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.