1928 United States Senate election in Delaware

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| ← 1922 | November 6, 1928 | 1934 →

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Nominee  | John G. Townsend Jr. | Thomas F. Bayard Jr. |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 63,725 | 40,828
Percentage  | 60.95% | 39.05%

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County results
Townsend:      50-60%      60-70%

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| U.S. senator before election

Thomas F. Bayard Jr.
Democratic

| Elected U.S. Senator

John G. Townsend Jr.
Republican

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The 1928 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Thomas F. Bayard Jr. ran for a third term in office, but was defeated by former Republican Governor John G. Townsend Jr. in a landslide.

## General election

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### Candidates

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* Thomas F. Bayard Jr., incumbent Senator since 1922 (Democratic)
* John G. Townsend Jr., former Governor of Delaware from 1917 to 1921 (Republican)

### Results

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1928 U.S. Senate election in Delaware[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | John G. Townsend Jr. | 63,725  | 60.95%  | 11.57
| Democratic | Thomas F. Bayard Jr. (incumbent)  | 40,828  | 39.05%  | 10.76
Total votes  | 104,553  | 100.00%  |
| Republican gain from Democratic

## See also

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* 1928 United States Senate elections

## References

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1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. p. 4.

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