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1928 United States Senate election in Washington 
Summary
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.
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 County results Dill: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Mackintosh: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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As of 2024, this is the last time Washington elected a U.S. Senator from east of the Cascade Mountains.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Clarence C. Dill, incumbent Senator since 1923
- James Cleveland Longstreet
Results edit
| 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 edit
Candidates edit
- Austin E. Griffiths
- Kenneth Mackintosh, Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court since 1918
- Miles Poindexter, U.S. Ambassador to Peru and former U.S. Senator (1911–23)
Results edit
| 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 edit
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Clarence C. Dill (incumbent) | 261,524 | 53.42% |  9.15
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| Republican | Kenneth Mackintosh | 227,415 | 46.45% | 3.52
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| Communist | Alex Noral | 666 | 0.14% |  0.02
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| Total votes | 496,688 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 3, 2021.