1928 Republican Party presidential primaries
# 1928 Republican Party presidential primaries

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.

## Candidates

### Nominee

| Candidate | Candidate | 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 unknown/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 unknown/missing] |
| Charles Curtis | U.S. Senator from Kansas (1903-1913, 1915-1929) | Kansas | Defeated at convention: June 12, 1928 (nominated for Vice President) | — | [data unknown/missing] |
| James Eli Watson | U.S. Senator from Indiana (1916-1933) | Indiana | Defeated at convention: June 12, 1928 | — | [data unknown/missing] |
| George W. Norris | U.S. Senator from Nebraska (1916-1943) | Nebraska | Defeated at convention: June 12, 1928 | — | [data unknown/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
