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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
| 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.
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) | 1,148,397 | 74.11% |  11.94
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| Democratic | Minor Moore | 282,411 | 18.23% |  5.53
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| Prohibition | Charles H. Randall | 92,106 | 5.94% | 1.85
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| Socialist | Lena Morrow Lewis | 26,624 | 1.72% | 4.56
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| Total votes | 1,549,538 | 100.00% | |||
See also
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.
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