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1928 Ohio U.S. Senate Election

Ohio · 5 candidates · See every 1928 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1928 Ohio U.S. Senate Election?

Simeon D. Fess won the 1928 Ohio U.S. Senate Election. Simeon D. Fess received 1,412,805 popular votes (60.73%). The main challenger was Charles Truax V (39.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Fess and V

Fess +21.7 pts · won by 503,853 votes
Simeon D. FessRepublicanWINNER60.73%
1,412,805 votes
Charles Truax VDemocratic39.07%
908,952 votes
Joseph WillneckerWorkers0.09%
2,061 votes
James GowardSocialist Labor0.06%
1,384 votes
J. Wetherell HuttonProhibition0.04%
1,003 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.