1928 United States Senate election in Minnesota
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The 1928 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent FarmerâLabor U.S. Senator Henrik Shipstead defeated his Republican challenger, former St. Paul mayor Arthur E. Nelson, to win a second term.
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November 6, 1928
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 County results Shipstead: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% | |||||||||||||||||
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FarmerâLabor primary
Candidates
Declared
- Henrik Shipstead, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1923
- William Watkins, Switchman and resident of Minneapolis[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FarmerâLabor | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 86,093 | 90.03% | |
| FarmerâLabor | William Watkins | 9,529 | 9.97% | |
| Total votes | 95,622 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- J. A. A. Burnquist, 19th Governor of Minnesota (1915â1921), former state Representative from the 33rd HD (1909â1913), former Lieutenant Governor (1913â1915), candidate for U.S. Senate in 1923, resident of St. Paul[3]
- Arthur E. Nelson, 35th Mayor of St. Paul (1922â1926), attorney[3]
- A. J. Rockne, State Senator since 1911, and 29th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1909â1911), former state Representative from the 29th HD (1903â1911), attorney from Zumbrota[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur E. Nelson | 111,184 | 42.24% | |
| Republican | J. A. A. Burnquist | 80,198 | 30.47% | |
| Republican | A. J. Rockne | 71,828 | 27.29% | |
| Total votes | 263,210 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FarmerâLabor | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 665,169 | 65.38% | |
| Republican | Arthur E. Nelson | 342,992 | 33.71% | |
| Workers (Communist) | Vincent R. Dunne | 9,280 | 0.91% | |
| Total votes | 1,017,441 | 100.00% | ||
| Majority | 322,177 | 31.67% | ||
| FarmerâLabor hold | ||||