1928 United States Senate election in Maine

← 1922

September 10, 1928

1934 →


Nominee	Frederick Hale	Herbert E. Holmes
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	145,501	63,429
Percentage	69.64%	30.36%

County Results
Hale: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Frederick Hale
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Frederick Hale
Republican

The 1928 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 10, 1928.

Incumbent Republican Senator Frederick Hale was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating Governor Owen Brewster in the primary. Hale won the general election in a landslide.

Republican primary

Candidates

Frederick Hale, incumbent Senator since 1917
Owen Brewster, Governor of Maine

Results

1928 Republican U.S. Senate primary^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederick Hale (incumbent)	77,830	63.61%
	Republican	Owen Brewster	44,524	36.39%
Total votes			122,354	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Herbert E. Holmes

Results

Holmes was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

1928 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herbert E. Holmes	8,927	99.32%
	Write-in		61	0.68%
Total votes			8,988	100.00%

General election

Results

1928 U.S. Senate election in Maine^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frederick Hale (incumbent)	145,501	69.64%	12.14
	Democratic	Herbert E. Holmes	63,429	30.36%	12.14
Total votes			208,930	100.00%

References

^ Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions. "1928 Republican Primary: State & County Officers".
^ "ME US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions. "1928 Democratic Primary: State & County Officers".
^ "ME US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "ME US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

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