1928 Presidential Election

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1928 Presidential Election: Herbert Hoover Won✓

The 1928 United States presidential election was held on November 6, 1928. The election was a contest between Republican nominee Herbert Hoover, who was the Secretary of Commerce, and Democratic nominee Al Smith, who was the Governor of New York. Hoover secured 444 electoral votes to Smith's 87. Hoover won the popular vote by over 6 million votes.

87
Al Smith

15,004,336 votes (40.80%)

444
Herbert Hoover ✓

21,432,823 votes (58.20%)

266 needed to win

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✓ Herbert Hoover (R) won the state of Illinois.

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✓ Herbert Hoover (R) won the state of New York.

Texas Results

✓ Herbert Hoover (R) won the state of Texas

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Full state results

State	Herbert Hoover votes	Herbert Hoover %	Alfred E. Smith votes	Alfred E. Smith %	Total votes
Alabama	120,725	48.50%	127,796	51.30%	248,981
Arizona	52,533	57.60%	38,537	42.20%	91,254
Arkansas	77,784	39.30%	119,196	60.30%	197,726
California	1,162,323	64.70%	614,365	34.20%	1,796,656
Colorado	253,872	64.70%	133,131	33.90%	392,242
Connecticut	296,641	53.60%	252,085	45.60%	553,118
Delaware	68,860	65.80%	35,354	33.80%	104,602
Florida	144,168	56.80%	101,764	40.10%	253,672
Georgia	101,800	44.00%	129,604	56.00%	231,592
Idaho	99,848	64.70%	53,074	34.40%	154,230
Illinois	1,769,141	56.90%	1,313,817	42.30%	3,107,489
Indiana	848,290	59.70%	562,691	39.60%	1,421,314
Iowa	623,570	61.80%	379,011	37.60%	1,009,189
Kansas	513,672	72.00%	193,003	27.10%	713,200
Kentucky	558,064	59.30%	381,070	40.50%	940,521
Louisiana	51,160	23.70%	164,655	76.30%	215,833
Maine	179,923	68.60%	81,179	31.00%	262,170
Maryland	301,479	57.10%	223,626	42.30%	528,348
Massachusetts	775,566	49.20%	792,758	50.20%	1,577,823
Michigan	965,396	70.40%	396,762	28.90%	1,372,082
Minnesota	560,977	57.80%	396,451	40.80%	970,976
Mississippi	27,030	17.80%	124,538	82.20%	151,568
Missouri	834,080	55.60%	662,684	44.20%	1,500,845
Montana	113,300	58.40%	78,578	40.50%	194,108
Nebraska	345,745	63.20%	197,950	36.20%	547,128
Nevada	18,327	56.50%	14,090	43.50%	32,417
New Hampshire	115,404	58.70%	80,715	41.00%	196,757
New Jersey	926,050	59.80%	616,517	39.80%	1,549,381
New Mexico	69,708	59.00%	48,211	40.80%	118,077
New York	2,193,344	49.80%	2,089,863	47.40%	4,405,626
North Carolina	348,923	54.90%	286,227	45.10%	635,150
North Dakota	131,419	54.80%	106,648	44.50%	239,845
Ohio	1,627,546	64.90%	864,210	34.50%	2,508,346
Oklahoma	394,046	63.70%	219,174	35.40%	618,427
Oregon	205,341	64.20%	109,223	34.10%	319,942
Pennsylvania	2,055,382	65.20%	1,067,586	33.90%	3,150,612
Rhode Island	117,522	49.50%	118,973	50.20%	237,194
South Carolina	5,858	8.50%	62,700	91.40%	68,605
South Dakota	157,603	60.20%	102,660	39.20%	261,857
Tennessee	195,388	55.30%	157,143	44.50%	353,192
Texas	367,036	51.80%	341,032	48.10%	708,999
Utah	94,618	53.60%	80,985	45.90%	176,603
Vermont	90,404	66.90%	44,440	32.90%	135,191
Virginia	164,609	53.90%	140,146	45.90%	305,364
Washington	335,844	67.10%	156,772	31.30%	500,840
West Virginia	375,551	58.40%	263,784	41.00%	642,752
Wisconsin	544,205	53.50%	450,259	44.30%	1,016,831
Wyoming	52,748	63.70%	29,299	35.40%	82,835