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1 Republican primary  



1.1  Candidates  





1.2  Results  







2 Democratic primary  



2.1  Candidates  





2.2  Results  







3 Prohibition primary  



3.1  Candidates  





3.2  Results  







4 General election  



4.1  Candidates  





4.2  Campaign  





4.3  Results  







5 See also  





6 References  














1928 United States Senate election in Wisconsin







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1928 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

← 1925 (special) November 6, 1928 1934 →
 
Nominee Robert La Follette Jr. William H. Markham
Party Republican Independent Republican
Popular vote 635,376 81,302
Percentage 85.57% 10.92%


La Follete:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%


U.S. senator before election

Robert La Follette Jr.
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Robert La Follette Jr.
Republican

The 1928 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 6, 1928.

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Robert La Follette Jr., who had won a special election to finish his late father's term in 1925, was elected to a full term in office.

La Follette had to fend off two challenges from his own party, defeating George W. Mead in the party primary and Republican State Senator William H. Markham in the general election. Markham ran as a pro-Hoover "Regular Republican."

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

1928 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert M. La Follette Jr. (incumbent) 322,979 66.71%
Republican George W. Mead 161,156 33.29%
Total votes 484,135 100.00%

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

1928 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic M.K. Reilly 38,432 100.00%
Total votes 38,432 100.00%

Prohibition primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

1928 Prohibition U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Prohibition David W. Emerson 827 100.00%
Total votes 827 100.00%

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Campaign[edit]

Democratic nominee M.K. Reilly dropped out of the race on October 8.[2]

Results[edit]

1928 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert La Follette Jr. (incumbent) 635,376 85.57% Increase19.06
Independent Republican William H. Markham 81,302 10.95% Decrease14.98
Prohibition David W. Emerson 21,359 2.88% N/A
Socialist Labor Richard Koeppel 3,053 0.41% Increase0.18
Communist John Kasun 1,463 0.20% N/A
Write-in 92 100.00% {{{change}}}
Total votes 742,645 100.00%
Republican hold

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1929" (PDF). p. 735. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  • ^ "DEMOCRAT WITHDRAWS AS LA FOLLETTE RIVAL; M.K. Reilly's Action Leaves a Hoover Independent Opposing the Senator in Wisconsin". The New York Times. October 9, 1928. p. 2.
  • ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  • ^ "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1929" (PDF). Our Campaigns. p. 816. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

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