The 1928 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent
Republican
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Political ideology
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H. C. Baldridge defeated
Democratic nominee
C. Ben Ross
Charles Benjamin Ross (December 27, 1876 – March 31, 1946) was an American politician who served as the first Idaho-born governor from 1931 to 1937.
Early life and education
One of eight children, Ross was born in the Idaho Territory in ...
with 57.82% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
*H. C. Baldridge, Republican
*C. Ben Ross, Democratic
Other candidates
*Thomas J. Coonrod, Socialist
Results
References
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1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...
Gubernatorial
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