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1928 Presidential Election Results for United States


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State EV Turnout Herbert Hoover
(R)
Al Smith
(D)
Norman Thomas
(Socialist)
Other TOTAL
444 EV   87 EV 0 EV 0 EV
Alabama 12 20% 120,725 48.5% 127,796 51.3% 460 0.2% 0 0.0% 248,981
Arizona 3 39% 52,533 57.6% 38,537 42.2% 0 0.0% 184 0.2% 91,254
Arkansas 9 22% 77,784 39.3% 119,196 60.3% 429 0.2% 317 0.2% 197,726
California 13 51% 1,162,323 64.7% 614,365 34.2% 19,595 1.1% 373 0.0% 1,796,656
Colorado 6 64% 253,872 64.7% 133,131 33.9% 3,472 0.9% 1,767 0.5% 392,242
Connecticut 7 58% 296,641 53.6% 252,085 45.6% 3,029 0.5% 1,369 0.2% 553,124
Delaware 3 72% 68,860 65.8% 35,354 33.8% 329 0.3% 59 0.1% 104,602
Florida 6 34% 145,860 57.1% 101,764 39.9% 4,036 1.6% 3,706 1.5% 255,366
Georgia 14 16% 101,800 44.0% 129,604 56.0% 124 0.1% 64 0.0% 231,592
Idaho 4 63% 97,322 64.2% 52,926 34.9% 1,293 0.9% 0 0.0% 151,541
Illinois 29 69% 1,769,141 56.9% 1,313,817 42.3% 19,138 0.6% 5,393 0.2% 3,107,489
Indiana 15 74% 848,290 59.7% 562,691 39.6% 3,871 0.3% 6,462 0.5% 1,421,314
Iowa 13 69% 623,570 61.8% 379,011 37.6% 2,960 0.3% 3,648 0.4% 1,009,189
Kansas 10 66% 513,672 72.0% 193,003 27.1% 6,205 0.9% 320 0.0% 713,200
Kentucky 13 68% 558,064 59.3% 381,070 40.5% 837 0.1% 633 0.1% 940,604
Louisiana 10 20% 51,160 23.7% 164,655 76.3% 0 0.0% 18 0.0% 215,833
Maine 6 54% 179,923 68.6% 81,179 31.0% 1,068 0.4% 1 0.0% 262,171
Maryland 8 56% 301,479 57.1% 223,626 42.3% 1,701 0.3% 1,542 0.3% 528,348
Massachusetts 18 60% 775,566 49.2% 792,758 50.2% 6,262 0.4% 3,237 0.2% 1,577,823
Michigan 15 49% 965,396 70.4% 396,762 28.9% 3,516 0.3% 6,408 0.5% 1,372,082
Minnesota 12 66% 560,977 57.8% 396,451 40.8% 6,774 0.7% 6,774 0.7% 970,976
Mississippi 10 16% 27,030 17.8% 124,538 82.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 151,568
Missouri 18 70% 834,080 55.6% 662,684 44.2% 3,739 0.2% 342 0.0% 1,500,845
Montana 4 61% 113,300 58.4% 78,578 40.5% 1,667 0.9% 563 0.3% 194,108
Nebraska 8 70% 345,745 63.2% 197,950 36.2% 3,434 0.6% 6 0.0% 547,135
Nevada 3 54% 18,327 56.5% 14,090 43.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 32,417
New Hampshire 4 67% 115,404 58.7% 80,715 41.0% 463 0.2% 173 0.1% 196,755
New Jersey 14 66% 926,050 59.8% 616,517 39.8% 4,897 0.3% 1,917 0.1% 1,549,381
New Mexico 3 56% 69,708 59.0% 48,211 40.8% 0 0.0% 158 0.1% 118,077
New York 45 58% 2,193,344 49.8% 2,089,863 47.4% 107,332 2.4% 15,087 0.3% 4,405,626
North Carolina 12 44% 348,923 54.9% 286,227 45.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 635,150
North Dakota 5 71% 131,419 54.8% 106,648 44.5% 936 0.4% 842 0.4% 239,845
Ohio 24 63% 1,627,546 64.9% 864,210 34.5% 8,683 0.3% 7,907 0.3% 2,508,346
Oklahoma 10 53% 394,046 63.7% 219,174 35.4% 3,924 0.6% 1,283 0.2% 618,427
Oregon 5 55% 205,341 64.2% 109,223 34.1% 2,720 0.9% 2,658 0.8% 319,942
Pennsylvania 38 58% 2,055,382 65.2% 1,067,586 33.9% 18,647 0.6% 8,995 0.3% 3,150,610
Rhode Island 5 58% 117,522 49.5% 118,973 50.2% 0 0.0% 699 0.3% 237,194
South Carolina 9 9% 5,858 8.5% 62,700 91.4% 47 0.1% 0 0.0% 68,605
South Dakota 5 71% 157,603 60.2% 102,660 39.2% 443 0.2% 1,159 0.4% 261,865
Tennessee 12 26% 195,388 55.3% 157,143 44.5% 631 0.2% 111 0.0% 353,273
Texas 20 25% 372,324 51.9% 344,542 48.0% 722 0.1% 209 0.0% 717,797
Utah 4 70% 94,618 53.6% 80,985 45.9% 954 0.5% 46 0.0% 176,603
Vermont 4 61% 90,404 66.9% 44,440 32.9% 0 0.0% 347 0.3% 135,191
Virginia 12 24% 164,609 53.9% 140,146 45.9% 250 0.1% 353 0.1% 305,358
Washington 7 52% 335,844 67.1% 156,772 31.3% 2,615 0.5% 5,609 1.1% 500,840
West Virginia 8 75% 375,551 58.4% 263,784 41.0% 1,313 0.2% 2,104 0.3% 642,752
Wisconsin 13 61% 544,205 53.5% 450,259 44.3% 18,213 1.8% 4,154 0.4% 1,016,831
Wyoming 3 63% 52,748 63.7% 29,299 35.4% 788 1.0% 0 0.0% 82,835
TOTAL 21,428,58458.2% 15,015,86340.8% 267,5190.7% 96,9950.3% 36,808,961


Other candidates included: William Foster (Communist), 48,576 votes ; Verne Reynolds (Socialist Labor), 21,605 votes ; William Varney (Prohibition), 20,101 votes ; Frank Webb (Farmer-Labor), 6,390 votes ;



1928 President, Alabama
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 120,725 48.5%
Al Smith (D) 127,796 51.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 460 0.2%
TOTAL 248,981
Turnout: 20% Diff (US): -10


1928 President, Arkansas
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 77,784 39.3%
Al Smith (D) 119,196 60.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 429 0.2%
Other 317 0.2%
TOTAL 197,726
Turnout: 22% Diff (US): -19


1928 President, Arizona
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 52,533 57.6%
Al Smith (D) 38,537 42.2%
Other 184 0.2%
TOTAL 91,254
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): -1


1928 President, California
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 1,162,323 64.7%
Al Smith (D) 614,365 34.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 19,595 1.1%
Other 373 0.0%
TOTAL 1,796,656
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): 6


1928 President, Colorado
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 253,872 64.7%
Al Smith (D) 133,131 33.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,472 0.9%
Other 1,767 0.5%
TOTAL 392,242
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 7


1928 President, Connecticut
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 296,641 53.6%
Al Smith (D) 252,085 45.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,029 0.5%
Other 1,369 0.2%
TOTAL 553,124
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -5


1928 President, Delaware
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 68,860 65.8%
Al Smith (D) 35,354 33.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 329 0.3%
Other 59 0.1%
TOTAL 104,602
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): 8


1928 President, Florida
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 145,860 57.1%
Al Smith (D) 101,764 39.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 4,036 1.6%
Other 3,706 1.5%
TOTAL 255,366
Turnout: 34% Diff (US): -1


1928 President, Georgia
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 101,800 44.0%
Al Smith (D) 129,604 56.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 124 0.1%
Other 64 0.0%
TOTAL 231,592
Turnout: 16% Diff (US): -14


1928 President, Iowa
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 623,570 61.8%
Al Smith (D) 379,011 37.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,960 0.3%
Other 3,648 0.4%
TOTAL 1,009,189
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): 4


1928 President, Idaho
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 97,322 64.2%
Al Smith (D) 52,926 34.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,293 0.9%
TOTAL 151,541
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 6


1928 President, Illinois
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 1,769,141 56.9%
Al Smith (D) 1,313,817 42.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 19,138 0.6%
Other 5,393 0.2%
TOTAL 3,107,489
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): -1


1928 President, Indiana
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 848,290 59.7%
Al Smith (D) 562,691 39.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,871 0.3%
Other 6,462 0.5%
TOTAL 1,421,314
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): 1


1928 President, Kansas
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 513,672 72.0%
Al Smith (D) 193,003 27.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 6,205 0.9%
Other 320 0.0%
TOTAL 713,200
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 14


1928 President, Kentucky
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 558,064 59.3%
Al Smith (D) 381,070 40.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 837 0.1%
Other 633 0.1%
TOTAL 940,604
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 1


1928 President, Louisiana
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 51,160 23.7%
Al Smith (D) 164,655 76.3%
Other 18 0.0%
TOTAL 215,833
Turnout: 20% Diff (US): -34


1928 President, Massachusetts
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 775,566 49.2%
Al Smith (D) 792,758 50.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 6,262 0.4%
Other 3,237 0.2%
TOTAL 1,577,823
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): -9


1928 President, Maryland
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 301,479 57.1%
Al Smith (D) 223,626 42.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,701 0.3%
Other 1,542 0.3%
TOTAL 528,348
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): -1


1928 President, Maine
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 179,923 68.6%
Al Smith (D) 81,179 31.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,068 0.4%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 262,171
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): 10


1928 President, Michigan
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 965,396 70.4%
Al Smith (D) 396,762 28.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,516 0.3%
Other 6,408 0.5%
TOTAL 1,372,082
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): 12


1928 President, Minnesota
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 560,977 57.8%
Al Smith (D) 396,451 40.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 6,774 0.7%
Other 6,774 0.7%
TOTAL 970,976
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 0


1928 President, Missouri
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 834,080 55.6%
Al Smith (D) 662,684 44.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,739 0.2%
Other 342 0.0%
TOTAL 1,500,845
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): -3


1928 President, Mississippi
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 27,030 17.8%
Al Smith (D) 124,538 82.2%
TOTAL 151,568
Turnout: 16% Diff (US): -40


1928 President, Montana
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 113,300 58.4%
Al Smith (D) 78,578 40.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,667 0.9%
Other 563 0.3%
TOTAL 194,108
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 0


1928 President, North Carolina
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 348,923 54.9%
Al Smith (D) 286,227 45.1%
TOTAL 635,150
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): -3


1928 President, North Dakota
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 131,419 54.8%
Al Smith (D) 106,648 44.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 936 0.4%
Other 842 0.4%
TOTAL 239,845
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): -3


1928 President, Nebraska
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 345,745 63.2%
Al Smith (D) 197,950 36.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,434 0.6%
Other 6 0.0%
TOTAL 547,135
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): 5


1928 President, New Hampshire
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 115,404 58.7%
Al Smith (D) 80,715 41.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 463 0.2%
Other 173 0.1%
TOTAL 196,755
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): 0


1928 President, New Jersey
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 926,050 59.8%
Al Smith (D) 616,517 39.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 4,897 0.3%
Other 1,917 0.1%
TOTAL 1,549,381
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 2


1928 President, New Mexico
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 69,708 59.0%
Al Smith (D) 48,211 40.8%
Other 158 0.1%
TOTAL 118,077
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 1


1928 President, Nevada
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 18,327 56.5%
Al Smith (D) 14,090 43.5%
TOTAL 32,417
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): -2


1928 President, New York
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 2,193,344 49.8%
Al Smith (D) 2,089,863 47.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 107,332 2.4%
Other 15,087 0.3%
TOTAL 4,405,626
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -8


1928 President, Ohio
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 1,627,546 64.9%
Al Smith (D) 864,210 34.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 8,683 0.3%
Other 7,907 0.3%
TOTAL 2,508,346
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 7


1928 President, Oklahoma
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 394,046 63.7%
Al Smith (D) 219,174 35.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,924 0.6%
Other 1,283 0.2%
TOTAL 618,427
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 6


1928 President, Oregon
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 205,341 64.2%
Al Smith (D) 109,223 34.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,720 0.9%
Other 2,658 0.8%
TOTAL 319,942
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 6


1928 President, Pennsylvania
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 2,055,382 65.2%
Al Smith (D) 1,067,586 33.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 18,647 0.6%
Other 8,995 0.3%
TOTAL 3,150,610
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 7


1928 President, Rhode Island
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 117,522 49.5%
Al Smith (D) 118,973 50.2%
Other 699 0.3%
TOTAL 237,194
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -9


1928 President, South Carolina
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 5,858 8.5%
Al Smith (D) 62,700 91.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 47 0.1%
TOTAL 68,605
Turnout: 9% Diff (US): -50


1928 President, South Dakota
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 157,603 60.2%
Al Smith (D) 102,660 39.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 443 0.2%
Other 1,159 0.4%
TOTAL 261,865
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): 2


1928 President, Tennessee
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 195,388 55.3%
Al Smith (D) 157,143 44.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 631 0.2%
Other 111 0.0%
TOTAL 353,273
Turnout: 26% Diff (US): -3


1928 President, Texas
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 372,324 51.9%
Al Smith (D) 344,542 48.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 722 0.1%
Other 209 0.0%
TOTAL 717,797
Turnout: 25% Diff (US): -6


1928 President, Utah
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 94,618 53.6%
Al Smith (D) 80,985 45.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 954 0.5%
Other 46 0.0%
TOTAL 176,603
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): -5


1928 President, Virginia
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 164,609 53.9%
Al Smith (D) 140,146 45.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 250 0.1%
Other 353 0.1%
TOTAL 305,358
Turnout: 24% Diff (US): -4


1928 President, Vermont
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 90,404 66.9%
Al Smith (D) 44,440 32.9%
Other 347 0.3%
TOTAL 135,191
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 9


1928 President, Washington
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 335,844 67.1%
Al Smith (D) 156,772 31.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,615 0.5%
Other 5,609 1.1%
TOTAL 500,840
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 9


1928 President, Wisconsin
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 544,205 53.5%
Al Smith (D) 450,259 44.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 18,213 1.8%
Other 4,154 0.4%
TOTAL 1,016,831
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -5


1928 President, West Virginia
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 375,551 58.4%
Al Smith (D) 263,784 41.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,313 0.2%
Other 2,104 0.3%
TOTAL 642,752
Turnout: 75% Diff (US): 0


1928 President, Wyoming
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 52,748 63.7%
Al Smith (D) 29,299 35.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 788 1.0%
TOTAL 82,835
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 5
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