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1928 United States Senate election in Washington

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1928 United States Senate election in Washington

← 1922 November 6, 1928 1934 →
 
Nominee Clarence Dill Kenneth Mackintosh
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 261,524 227,415
Percentage 53.42% 46.45%

County results
Dill:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Mackintosh:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Clarence Dill
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Clarence Dill
Democratic

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.

As of 2024, this is the last time Washington elected a U.S. Senator from east of the Cascade Mountains.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1928 Democratic Senate primary[1]: 12 
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Candidates

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Results

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1928 Republican Senate primary[1]: 3 
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Results

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1928 U.S. Senate election in Washington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Clarence C. Dill (incumbent) 261,524 53.42% Increase9.15
Republican Kenneth Mackintosh 227,415 46.45% Increase3.52
Communist Alex Noral 666 0.14% Decrease0.02
Total votes 496,688 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gloyd, F. H. (1928). Abstract of Votes Polled at the Primary Election Held September 11, 1928 (PDF). Olympia: Washington Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 3, 2021.