The 1928 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Farmer–Labor U.S. Senator Henrik Shipstead defeated his Republican challenger, former St. Paul mayor Arthur E. Nelson, to win a second term.
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County results Shipstead: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Farmer–Labor | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 86,093 | 90.03% | |
Farmer–Labor | William Watkins | 9,529 | 9.97% | |
Total votes | 95,622 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arthur E. Nelson | 111,184 | 42.24% | |
Republican | J. A. A. Burnquist | 80,198 | 30.47% | |
Republican | A. J. Rockne | 71,828 | 27.29% | |
Total votes | 263,210 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Farmer–Labor | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 665,169 | 65.38% | |
Republican | Arthur E. Nelson | 342,992 | 33.71% | |
Workers (Communist) | Vincent R. Dunne | 9,280 | 0.91% | |
Total votes | 1,017,441 | 100.00% | ||
Majority | 322,177 | 31.67% | ||
Farmer–Labor hold |