United States Senate election in Missouri, 1928

United States Senate elections, 1928

← 1926 November 6, 1928 1930 / 1931 →
32 of the 96 seats in the U.S. Senate 49 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader James Watson Joseph Robinson Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Indiana Arkansas Seats before 47 46 Seats after 53 39 Seat change 6 6 Seats up 12 19 Races won 18 13   Third party   Party Farmer–Labor Seats before 1 Seats after 1 Seat change Seats up 1 Races won 1
Results including special elections      Democratic gains      Democratic holds      Republican gains      Republican holds      Farmer–Labor gains      Farmer–Labor holds
Majority Leader before election Charles Curtis Republican Elected Majority Leader James Watson Republican

Charles Curtis
Republican

James Watson
Republican

The United States Senate elections of 1928 were elections that coincided with the presidential election of Republican Herbert Hoover. The strong economy helped the Republicans to gain seven seats from the Democrats.

Senate Majority leader, Republican Charles Curtis of Kansas, was not up for election this cycle, but he was elected U.S. Vice President. He resigned March 3, 1929, so his seat was vacant at the beginning of the next Congress (March 4, 1929) until April 1, 1929, when a Republican was appointed to continue the term.

Republicans gained five seats by defeating five Democratic incumbents:

Republicans gained one seat from a Democratic incumbent appointee who had lost nomination:

Republicans gained one seat from a retiring Democratic incumbent:

Republicans gained one seat from a vacancy:

Republicans held two seats from retiring Republican incumbents:

Democrats gained no seats.

Democrats held 1 seat from a retiring Democratic incumbent:

At the beginning of 1928.

In these special elections, the winner were seated during 1928; ordered by election date.

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1929; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats, unless otherwise indicated.

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