1928 United States Senate election in California

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1928 United States Senate election in California
	November 6, 1928
	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

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.

Primaries

Primaries were held on August 28.

Republican primary

Candidates

Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator
Charles H. Randall, Los Angeles City Councilman (cross-filing)

Results

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

Candidates

Minor Moore, Judge of the California Court of Appeals

Results

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

Candidates

Wiley J. Phillips
Charles H. Randall, Los Angeles City Councilman

Results

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

Socialist

Lena Morrow Lewis, nominee for Lt. Governor in 1926

General election

Results

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%

References

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

[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.

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Primaries

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Results

Third parties and independents

Socialist

General election

Results

See also

References