Election Name: | 1928 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
Country: | Nebraska |
Flag Year: | 1925 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1922 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
Previous Year: | 1922 |
Next Election: | 1934 United States Senate special election in Nebraska |
Next Year: | 1934 (special) |
Election Date: | November 6, 1928 |
Image1: | Robt. B. Howell LCCN2014715408 (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Robert B. Howell |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 324,014 |
Percentage1: | 61.28% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 204,737 |
Percentage2: | 38.72% |
Map Size: | 300px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 1928 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 6, 1928. The incumbent Republican, Robert B. Howell, was re-elected by a wide margin to a second term. He defeated Richard Lee Metcalfe. Howell underperformed Herbert Hoover, who won the state with 63.19% in the presidential election.