Election Name: | 1928 United States Senate election in Delaware |
Country: | Delaware |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1922 United States Senate election in Delaware |
Previous Year: | 1922 |
Next Election: | 1934 United States Senate election in Delaware |
Next Year: | 1934 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1928 |
Nominee1: | John G. Townsend Jr. |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 63,725 |
Percentage1: | 60.95% |
Nominee2: | Thomas F. Bayard Jr. |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 40,828 |
Percentage2: | 39.05% |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Thomas F. Bayard Jr. |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | John G. Townsend Jr. |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1928 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican 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.