United States House of Representatives elections, 1928
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The U.S. House election, 1928 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1928 which coincided with the election of President Herbert Hoover.
The strong economy gave Hoover's Republican Party victory in the election, picking up 32 House seats, almost all from the opposition Democratic Party, and increasing their majority. The big business supported wing of the Republican Party also cemented control
[edit] Overall results
| Party | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 270 | +32 | 62.0% |
| Democratic Party | 164 | -30 | 37.7% |
| Farmer-Labor Party | 1 | -1 | 0.2% |
| Totals | 435 | +0 | 100.0% |
| 80.1-100% Republican | 80.1-100% Democratic |
| 60.1-80% Republican | 60.1-80% Democratic |
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
| 6+ Republican gain | 6+ Democratic gain |
| 3-5 Republican gain | 3-5 Democratic gain |
| 1-2 Republican gain | 1-2 Democratic gain |
| no net change |
[edit] California
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California 1 | Clarence F. Lea | Democratic |
|
Running | Clarence F. Lea (D) (unopposed) |
| California 2 | Harry Lane Englebright | Republican |
|
Running | Harry Lane Englebright (R) (unopposed) |
| California 3 | Charles F. Curry | Republican |
|
Running | Charles F. Curry (R) (unopposed) |
| California 4 | Florence Prag Kahn | Republican |
|
Running | Florence Prag Kahn (R) 76% Harry W. Hutton (I) 24% |
| California 5 | Richard J. Welch | Republican |
|
Running | Richard J. Welch (R) (unopposed) |
| California 6 | Albert E. Carter | Republican |
|
Running | Albert E. Carter (R) (unopposed) |
| California 7 | Henry E. Barbour | Republican |
|
Running | Henry E. Barbour (R) (unopposed) |
| California 8 | Arthur M. Free | Republican |
|
Running | Arthur M. Free (R) 68% Cecelia M. Casserly (D) 32% |
| California 9 | William E. Evans | Republican |
|
Running | William E. Evans (R) 77.0% James B. Ogg (D) 20.2% Christian Sorensen (S) 2.8% |
| California 10 | Joe Crail | Republican |
|
Running | Joe Crail (R) 93.9% Harry Sherr (S) 6.1% |
| California 11 | Philip D. Swing | Republican |
|
Running | Philip D. Swing (R) (unopposed) |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by 1926 |
U.S. House elections | Succeeded by 1930 |
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