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The 1928 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James A. Reed did not run for re-election to a third term. Republican U.S. Representative Roscoe C. Patterson defeated Democrat Charles Hay to win the open seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • James A. Collet, Chariton County prosecutor
  • Charles M. Hay, prohibitionist and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1920
  • Robert I. Young

Results

1928 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles M. Hay 171,088 49.60%
Democratic James Collet 141,453 41.01%
Democratic Robert I. Young 32,404 9.39%
Total votes 344,945 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • William O. Atkeson, former U.S. Representative from Butler (1921–23)
  • Bernard Bogy, perennial candidate
  • Henry Bundschu, Jackson County attorney
  • Nathan Frank, former U.S. Representative from St. Louis (1889–91)
  • Roscoe C. Patterson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri and former U.S. Representative from Springfield (1921–23)
  • David M. Proctor, candidate for Senate in 1922 and 1926

Results

1928 Republican U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roscoe C. Patterson 106,513 31.38%
Republican Nathan Frank 94,850 27.95%
Republican David M. Proctor 89,600 26.40%
Republican Henry Bundschu 21,895 6.39%
Republican William O. Atkeson 15,979 4.71%
Republican Bernard Bogy 10,772 3.17%
Total votes 339,409 100.00%

General election

Results

1928 U.S. Senate election in Missouri[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Roscoe C. Patterson 787,499 51.91% Increase4.59
Democratic Charles M. Hay 726,322 47.88% Decrease3.97
Socialist Charles H. Harrison 2,845 0.19% Decrease0.54
Socialist Labor William Wesley Cox 257 0.02% Decrease0.08
Total votes 1,516,923 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 30, 2020.