U.S. Senate, 1928 Election
Primary Farmer-Labor
| Date: | June 18, 1928 |
| Cycle: | 1928 |
| Office: | U.S. Senate |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Shipstead Incumbent | Man | Farmer-Labor | 86,093 | 90.03 | +80.07 |
| William Watkins | Man | Farmer-Labor | 9,529 | 9.97 |
Senator Shipstead was renominated.
Watkins was a switchman from Minneapolis. In August, Watkins was denied a seat at the Minnesota Federation of Labor convention on allegations he had sympathetic ties to the Communist Party.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1929 (p. 192).