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1928 United States Senate special election in Idaho
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1928 United States Senate election in Idaho
Idaho
1927
presidential
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1926 United States Senate election in Idaho
1926
1932 United States Senate election in Idaho
1932
November 6, 1928
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File:John Thomas, senator from Idaho.jpg
John Thomas
Republican Party (United States)
90,922
62.56%
File:Chase A. Clark (Idaho governor).jpg
Chase Clark
Democratic Party (United States)
53,399
36.74%
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1928 United States Senate special election in Idaho results map by county.svg
County resultsThomas: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Clark: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%
U.S. Senator
John Thomas
Republican Party (United States)
John Thomas
Republican Party (United States)
The 1928 United States Senate special election in Idaho took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican Senator John Thomas, who was appointed by Governor H. C. Baldridge after the death of Frank R. Gooding, won a partial term, defeating Chase Clark, a former member of the Idaho House of Representatives and future Governor of Idaho.
Primary elections
No primaries happened in this election. From 1920 to 1930, Idaho decided on its candidates with party conventions, not primaries.Our Campaigns - ID US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 06, 1928 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=49593 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240803165535/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=49593 August 3, 2024 July 30, 2026
Democratic primary
Candidates
Chase Clark, former member of the Idaho House of Representatives (1913-1916)
Republican primary
Candidates
John Thomas, appointed incumbent U.S. Senator
General election
Results
1928 United States Senate special election in Idahohttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1928election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 4, 2014
Republican Party (US)
John Thomas (incumbent)
90,922
62.56
Democratic Party (US)
Chase Clark
53,399
36.74
Socialist Party of America
C. J. Lundt
1,016
0.70
37,523
25.82
145,337
Republican Party (US)
See also
1928 United States Senate elections
References
Idaho 1928
Idaho 1928
1928 Special
Idaho Special
United States Senate Special
United States Senate 1928