1928 United States Senate elections

1928 United States Senate elections

← 1926 November 6, 1928[1] 1930 →
32 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Charles Curtis (retired) Joseph Robinson Party Republican Democratic Leader since November 9, 1924 December 3, 1923 Leader's seat Kansas Arkansas Seats before 49 46 Seats after 56 39 Seat change 7 7 Seats up 12 19 Races won 18 13   Third party   Party Farmer–Labor Seats before 1 Seats after 1 Seat change Seats up 1 Races won 1
Results of the elections:      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold      Farmer–Labor hold      No election
Majority Leader before election Charles Curtis Republican Elected Majority Leader James Watson Republican

The 1928 United States Senate elections were elections that coincided with the presidential election of Republican Herbert Hoover. The 32 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies. The strong economy helped the Republicans to gain seven seats from the Democrats.

Senate Majority leader, Republican Charles Curtis of Kansas, was not up for election this cycle, but he was elected U.S. Vice President. He resigned March 3, 1929, so his seat was vacant at the beginning of the next Congress until April 1, 1929, when a Republican was appointed to continue the term.