1928 United States Senate election in Vermont

Summary

The 1928 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican Frank L. Greene successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Fred C. Martin. Greene died in December 1930 and Frank C. Partridge was appointed to fill the seat until a special election could be held in March 1931.

1928 United States Senate election in Vermont

← 1922 November 6, 1928 (1928-11-06) 1931 (special) →
 
Nominee Frank L. Greene Fred C. Martin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 93,136 37,030
Percentage 71.55% 28.45%

U.S. senator before election

Frank L. Greene
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Frank L. Greene
Republican

Republican primary edit

Results edit

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Frank L. Greene (inc.) 53,879 99.9
Republican Other 29 0.1
Total votes '53,908' '100'

Democratic primary edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred C. Martin 3,060 99.5
Democratic Other 14 0.5
Total votes '3,074' '100'

General election edit

Results edit

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1928[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Frank L. Greene (inc.) 93,136 71.55% +6.02%
Democratic Fred C. Martin 37,030 28.45% -2.50%
Total votes '130,166' '100.00%'

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.