1928 Republican Party presidential primaries

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Candidate Herbert Hoover Frank Orren Lowden George W. Norris Home state California Illinois Nebraska Contests won 8 2 2 Popular vote 2,020,235 1,283,535 259,548 Percentage 49.2% 31.2% 6.3%   Candidate James Eli Watson Guy D. Goff Home state Indiana West Virginia Contests won 1 1 Popular vote 228,795 128,429 Percentage 5.6% 3.1%

First place finishes by preference primary results

Previous Republican nominee Calvin Coolidge Republican nominee Herbert Hoover

From March 6 to May 18, 1928, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1928 United States presidential election. The nominee was selected through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1928 Republican National Convention held from June 12 to June 15, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri.^[1]

Candidates

Nominee

Candidate			Most recent position	Home state	Campaign	Popular vote	Contests won	Running mate
Herbert Hoover			U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1921–1928)	California	(Campaign • Positions) Secured nomination: June 12, 1928		[data missing]	Charles Curtis

Withdrew during convention

Candidate			Most recent position	Home state	Campaign	Delegates on first ballot	Contests won
Frank O. Lowden			Governor of Illinois (1917–1921)	Illinois	Defeated at convention: June 12, 1928	—	[data missing]
Charles Curtis			U.S. Senator from Kansas (1903-1913, 1915-1929)	Kansas	Defeated at convention: June 12, 1928 (nominated for Vice President)	—	[data missing]
James Eli Watson			U.S. Senator from Indiana (1916-1933)	Indiana	Defeated at convention: June 12, 1928	—	[data missing]
George W. Norris			U.S. Senator from Nebraska (1916-1943)	Nebraska	Defeated at convention: June 12, 1928	—	[data missing]

Did not run

• Former Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes of New York
• Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon of Pennsylvania

Favorite sons

The following candidates stood for nomination in their home states for the purpose of controlling their delegate slate at the convention. They did not receive the first-ballot support of delegates in more than two other states or territories.

• Senator Guy D. Goff of West Virginia