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From March 6 to May 18, 1928, voters of theRepublican Party chose its nominee forpresident in the1928 United States presidential election. The nominee was selected through a series ofprimary elections andcaucuses culminating in the1928 Republican National Convention held from June 12 to June 15, 1928, inKansas City, Missouri.[1]
| Candidate | Experience | Home state | Campaign | Popular vote | Contests won | Running mate | ||
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| Herbert Hoover |  | U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1921–1928) Director of theU.S. Food Administration Chairman of theBelgian Relief |  California | (Campaign •Positions) Secured nomination: June 12, 1928 | 2,020,235 (49.2%) | 8 | Charles Curtis | |
| Candidate | Most recent position | Home state | Campaign | Delegates on first ballot | Contests won | ||
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| Frank O. Lowden |  | Governor of Illinois (1917–1921) U.S. Representative from (1906–1911) |  Illinois | Defeated at convention: June 12, 1928 | — | 2 | |
| Charles Curtis |  | U.S. Senator fromKansas (1915–1929, 1907-1913) U.S. Representative fromKansas |  Kansas | Defeated at convention: June 12, 1928 (nominated for vice president) | — | — | |
| James E. Watson |  | U.S. Senator fromIndiana (1916–1933) U.S. Representative fromIndiana |  Indiana | Defeated at convention: June 12, 1928 | — | 1 | |
| George W. Norris |  | U.S. Senator from Nebraska (1913–1943) U.S. Representative fromNE-05 |  Nebraska | Defeated at convention: June 12, 1928 | — | 2 | |
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.
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