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      Home/Elections/1928/Governor

      1928 Governor

      34 contests

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      GOVERNOR

      Governor · 1928

      Republican Hold
      DEM
      26 needed
      REP
      IND
      Before
      21
      27
      After
      18
      30
      Net change:D −3·R +3·34 seats contested

      Chamber Control

      Democratic18
      RepublicanMajority30
      Threshold:26 seats
      D 18 – R 30
      34 contests|D won 11|R won 23
      State ▲WinnerW%VotesRunner-upR-up%VotesMarginSwing
      ▶
      Arizona
      PhillipsREP
      51.7%47,829
      HuntDEM
      48.2%44,553
      R+3.5
      ↓ R+4.6
      ▶
      Arkansas
      ParnellDEM
      77.3%151,743
      BowersREP
      22.7%44,545
      D+54.6
      ↓ R+5.1
      ▶
      Colorado
      AdamsDEM
      61.9%240,160
      BoatrightREP
      37.1%144,067
      D+24.8
      ↑ D+32.6
      ▶
      Connecticut
      TrumbullREP
      53.6%296,216
      MorrisDEM
      45.6%252,209
      R+8.0
      ↑ D+26.3
      ▶
      Florida
      CarltonDEM
      61.0%148,455
      HoweyREP
      39.0%95,018
      D+21.9
      ↓ R+78.0
      ▶
      Idaho
      BaldridgeREP
      57.8%87,681
      RossDEM
      41.6%63,046
      R+16.3
      ↑ D+10.8
      ▶
      Illinois
      EmmersonREP
      56.8%1,709,818
      ThompsonDEM
      42.7%1,284,897
      R+14.1
      ↑ D+0.2
      ▶
      Indiana
      LeslieREP
      51.3%728,203
      DaileyDEM
      48.1%683,545
      R+3.1
      ↑ D+3.5
      ▶
      Iowa
      HammillREP
      62.8%591,720
      HouselDEM
      37.2%350,722
      R+25.6
      ↑ D+19.9
      ▶
      Kansas
      ReedREP
      65.6%433,395
      LittleDEM
      33.2%219,327
      R+32.4
      ↓ R+11.1
      ▶
      Louisiana
      LongDEM
      100.0%92,941———
      D+100.0
      → Even
      ▶
      Maine
      GardinerREP
      69.3%148,053
      MoranDEM
      30.7%65,572
      R+38.6
      ↓ R+24.2
      ▶
      Massachusetts
      AllenREP
      50.1%769,372
      ColeDEM
      48.8%750,137
      R+1.3
      ↑ D+12.6
      ▶
      Michigan
      GreenREP
      69.9%961,179
      ComstockDEM
      29.4%404,546
      R+40.5
      ↓ R+1.3
      ▶
      Minnesota
      ChristiansonREP
      55.0%549,857
      OtherOTH
      23.6%236,232
      R+33.6
      ↑ D+9.2
      ▶
      Missouri
      CaulfieldREP
      51.7%960,178
      WilsonDEM
      48.1%894,275
      R+3.5
      ↓ R+0.4
      ▶
      Montana
      EricksonDEM
      58.6%114,256
      RankinREP
      41.0%79,777
      D+17.7
      ↑ D+9.3
      ▶
      Nebraska
      WeaverREP
      57.0%308,262
      BryanDEM
      42.6%230,640
      R+14.3
      ↓ R+4.2
      ▶
      New Hampshire
      TobeyREP
      57.5%108,431
      SargentDEM
      42.3%79,798
      R+15.2
      ↓ R+7.3
      ▶
      New Jersey
      LarsonREP
      54.9%824,005
      DillDEM
      44.7%671,728
      R+10.1
      —
      ▶
      New Mexico
      DillonREP
      55.6%65,967
      DowDEM
      44.3%52,550
      R+11.3
      ↓ R+11.5
      ▶
      New York
      RooseveltDEM
      49.0%2,130,238
      OttingerREP
      48.4%2,104,630
      D+0.6
      ↓ R+2.7
      ▶
      North Carolina
      GardnerDEM
      55.6%362,009
      SeawellREP
      44.4%289,415
      D+11.1
      ↓ R+11.5
      ▶
      North Dakota
      ShaferREP
      56.5%131,193
      MaddockDEM
      43.1%100,205
      R+13.3
      ↓ R+5.5
      ▶
      Ohio
      CooperREP
      54.8%1,355,517
      DaveyDEM
      44.7%1,106,739
      R+10.1
      ↓ R+19.1
      ▶
      Rhode Island
      CaseREP
      51.6%121,748
      ArchambaultDEM
      48.1%113,594
      R+3.5
      ↑ D+14.1
      ▶
      South Dakota
      BulowDEM
      52.5%136,016
      JonesREP
      46.9%121,643
      D+5.5
      ↑ D+36.6
      ▶
      Tennessee
      HortonDEM
      61.0%195,546
      HopkinsREP
      39.0%124,733
      D+22.1
      ↑ D+7.7
      ▶
      Texas
      MoodyDEM
      82.4%582,897
      HolmesREP
      17.4%123,337
      D+65.0
      ↑ D+47.2
      ▶
      Utah
      DernDEM
      58.5%102,953
      WattisREP
      41.1%72,306
      D+17.4
      ↑ D+11.4
      ▶
      Vermont
      WeeksREP
      73.5%94,974
      ShurtleffDEM
      26.0%33,563
      R+47.5
      ↑ D+13.0
      ▶
      Washington
      HartleyREP
      56.2%281,991
      BullittDEM
      42.7%214,334
      R+13.5
      ↑ D+10.5
      ▶
      West Virginia
      ConleyREP
      53.7%345,729
      TaylorDEM
      46.1%296,637
      R+7.6
      ↓ R+0.4
      ▶
      Wisconsin
      KohlerREP
      55.4%547,738
      SchmedemanDEM
      39.9%394,368
      R+15.5
      ↓ R+3.6
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