1928 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

1928 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 6, 1928

Nominee Edward Henry Winter Frank Gaines Harris Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 795,766 718,226 Percentage 52.47% 47.36%

Lieutenant Governor before election Philip Allen Bennett Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Edward Henry Winter Republican

The 1928 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Republican nominee Edward Henry Winter defeated Democratic nominee Frank Gaines Harris with 52.47% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 7, 1928.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Frank Gaines Harris, State Senator
• N. W. Brickey
• Samuel Rosenfeld
• Charles Arthur Anderson, attorney
• Clyde W. Wagner
• John T. Baird
• Otto W. Hammer

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Gaines Harris	102,261	31.88
	Democratic	N. W. Brickey	85,003	26.50
	Democratic	Samuel Rosenfeld	35,875	11.18
	Democratic	Charles Arthur Anderson	32,363	10.09
	Democratic	Clyde W. Wagner	24,715	7.71
	Democratic	John T. Baird	21,635	6.75
	Democratic	Otto W. Hammer	18,916	5.90
Total votes			320,768	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Edward Henry Winter, Republican
• Frank Gaines Harris, Democratic

Other candidates

• Frank J. Offenburger, Socialist
• Karl Oberheu, Socialist Labor

Results

1928 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward Henry Winter	795,766	52.47%
	Democratic	Frank Gaines Harris	718,226	47.36%
	Socialist	Frank J. Offenburger	2,436	0.16%
	Socialist Labor	Karl Oberheu	257	0.02%
Majority			77,540
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing