1928 Presidential Election Results for Washington

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County	Turnout	Herbert Hoover (R)		Al Smith (D)		Norman Thomas (Socialist)		Other		TOTAL
Adams	50%	1,473	64.1%	807	35.1%	9	0.4%	10	0.4%	2,299
Asotin	55%	1,812	69.4%	776	29.7%	11	0.4%	13	0.5%	2,612
Benton	59%	2,650	69.9%	1,080	28.5%	34	0.9%	25	0.7%	3,789
Chelan	53%	7,672	77.1%	2,239	22.5%	24	0.2%	19	0.2%	9,954
Clallam	43%	3,319	65.5%	1,705	33.7%	18	0.4%	23	0.5%	5,065
Clark	54%	7,786	62.6%	4,467	35.9%	85	0.7%	104	0.8%	12,442
Columbia	59%	1,328	65.1%	689	33.8%	14	0.7%	10	0.5%	2,041
Cowlitz	51%	5,882	68.8%	2,581	30.2%	42	0.5%	49	0.6%	8,554
Douglas	55%	1,760	66.3%	862	32.5%	15	0.6%	16	0.6%	2,653
Ferry	56%	640	45.7%	732	52.3%	16	1.1%	11	0.8%	1,399
Franklin	62%	1,339	62.0%	799	37.0%	12	0.6%	11	0.5%	2,161
Garfield	61%	1,004	70.6%	412	29.0%	0	0.0%	6	0.4%	1,422
Grant	59%	1,407	68.1%	641	31.0%	13	0.6%	6	0.3%	2,067
Grays Harbor	47%	10,798	66.3%	5,258	32.3%	79	0.5%	151	0.9%	16,286
Island	63%	1,487	71.3%	556	26.6%	27	1.3%	17	0.8%	2,087
Jefferson	45%	1,472	63.8%	810	35.1%	14	0.6%	10	0.4%	2,306
King	50%	96,263	65.6%	46,604	31.8%	811	0.6%	3,000	2.0%	146,678
Kitsap	54%	6,544	63.0%	3,668	35.3%	77	0.7%	103	1.0%	10,392
Kittitas	45%	3,207	59.5%	2,136	39.6%	25	0.5%	24	0.4%	5,392
Klickitat	51%	1,936	65.4%	975	33.0%	25	0.8%	23	0.8%	2,959
Lewis	55%	9,253	71.1%	3,591	27.6%	79	0.6%	87	0.7%	13,010
Lincoln	59%	2,718	59.6%	1,807	39.6%	15	0.3%	19	0.4%	4,559
Mason	49%	1,745	63.0%	992	35.8%	21	0.8%	14	0.5%	2,772
Okanogan	46%	3,245	64.9%	1,722	34.4%	17	0.3%	19	0.4%	5,003
Pacific	50%	3,247	67.4%	1,523	31.6%	12	0.2%	35	0.7%	4,817
Pend Oreille	49%	1,206	59.6%	793	39.2%	14	0.7%	11	0.5%	2,024
Pierce	55%	35,748	66.0%	17,402	32.1%	313	0.6%	683	1.3%	54,146
San Juan	57%	814	66.7%	400	32.8%	3	0.2%	3	0.2%	1,220
Skagit	52%	8,336	73.6%	2,848	25.1%	59	0.5%	86	0.8%	11,329
Skamania	68%	631	56.0%	473	42.0%	15	1.3%	8	0.7%	1,127
Snohomish	53%	16,516	67.4%	7,419	30.3%	169	0.7%	403	1.6%	24,507
Spokane	60%	35,858	65.5%	18,527	33.8%	169	0.3%	204	0.4%	54,758
Stevens	55%	3,813	63.0%	2,147	35.5%	43	0.7%	45	0.7%	6,048
Thurston	58%	7,203	69.6%	3,013	29.1%	79	0.8%	56	0.5%	10,351
Wahkiakum	44%	578	59.3%	382	39.2%	8	0.8%	7	0.7%	975
Walla Walla	53%	6,774	70.1%	2,859	29.6%	17	0.2%	16	0.2%	9,666
Whatcom	52%	14,621	76.9%	4,100	21.6%	120	0.6%	180	0.9%	19,021
Whitman	51%	7,065	69.9%	2,969	29.4%	35	0.3%	32	0.3%	10,101
Yakima	51%	16,694	73.1%	6,008	26.3%	76	0.3%	70	0.3%	22,848
TOTAL	52%	335,844	67.1%	156,772	31.3%	2,615	0.5%	5,609	1.1%	500,840

1928 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,473	64.1%
Al Smith (D)	807	35.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	9	0.4%
Other	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,299
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 6

1928 President, Asotin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,812	69.4%
Al Smith (D)	776	29.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	11	0.4%
Other	13	0.5%
TOTAL	2,612
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11

1928 President, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,650	69.9%
Al Smith (D)	1,080	28.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	34	0.9%
Other	25	0.7%
TOTAL	3,789
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 12

1928 President, Chelan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	7,672	77.1%
Al Smith (D)	2,239	22.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	24	0.2%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	9,954
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 19

1928 President, Clallam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,319	65.5%
Al Smith (D)	1,705	33.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	18	0.4%
Other	23	0.5%
TOTAL	5,065
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 7

1928 President, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	7,786	62.6%
Al Smith (D)	4,467	35.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	85	0.7%
Other	104	0.8%
TOTAL	12,442
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 4

1928 President, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,328	65.1%
Al Smith (D)	689	33.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	14	0.7%
Other	10	0.5%
TOTAL	2,041
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 7

1928 President, Cowlitz County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,882	68.8%
Al Smith (D)	2,581	30.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	42	0.5%
Other	49	0.6%
TOTAL	8,554
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11

1928 President, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,760	66.3%
Al Smith (D)	862	32.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	15	0.6%
Other	16	0.6%
TOTAL	2,653
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1928 President, Ferry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	640	45.7%
Al Smith (D)	732	52.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	16	1.1%
Other	11	0.8%
TOTAL	1,399
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -12

1928 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,339	62.0%
Al Smith (D)	799	37.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	12	0.6%
Other	11	0.5%
TOTAL	2,161
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 4

1928 President, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,004	70.6%
Al Smith (D)	412	29.0%
Other	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,422
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 12

1928 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,407	68.1%
Al Smith (D)	641	31.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	13	0.6%
Other	6	0.3%
TOTAL	2,067
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 10

1928 President, Grays Harbor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	10,798	66.3%
Al Smith (D)	5,258	32.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	79	0.5%
Other	151	0.9%
TOTAL	16,286
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1928 President, Island County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,487	71.3%
Al Smith (D)	556	26.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	27	1.3%
Other	17	0.8%
TOTAL	2,087
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 13

1928 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,472	63.8%
Al Smith (D)	810	35.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	14	0.6%
Other	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,306
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 6

1928 President, King County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	96,263	65.6%
Al Smith (D)	46,604	31.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	811	0.6%
Other	3,000	2.0%
TOTAL	146,678
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 7

1928 President, Kitsap County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	6,544	63.0%
Al Smith (D)	3,668	35.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	77	0.7%
Other	103	1.0%
TOTAL	10,392
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 5

1928 President, Kittitas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,207	59.5%
Al Smith (D)	2,136	39.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	25	0.5%
Other	24	0.4%
TOTAL	5,392
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Klickitat County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,936	65.4%
Al Smith (D)	975	33.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	25	0.8%
Other	23	0.8%
TOTAL	2,959
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 7

1928 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	9,253	71.1%
Al Smith (D)	3,591	27.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	79	0.6%
Other	87	0.7%
TOTAL	13,010
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 13

1928 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,718	59.6%
Al Smith (D)	1,807	39.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	15	0.3%
Other	19	0.4%
TOTAL	4,559
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,745	63.0%
Al Smith (D)	992	35.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	21	0.8%
Other	14	0.5%
TOTAL	2,772
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 5

1928 President, Okanogan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,245	64.9%
Al Smith (D)	1,722	34.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	17	0.3%
Other	19	0.4%
TOTAL	5,003
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 7

1928 President, Pacific County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,247	67.4%
Al Smith (D)	1,523	31.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	12	0.2%
Other	35	0.7%
TOTAL	4,817
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 9

1928 President, Pend Oreille County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,206	59.6%
Al Smith (D)	793	39.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	14	0.7%
Other	11	0.5%
TOTAL	2,024
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	35,748	66.0%
Al Smith (D)	17,402	32.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	313	0.6%
Other	683	1.3%
TOTAL	54,146
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1928 President, San Juan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	814	66.7%
Al Smith (D)	400	32.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	3	0.2%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,220
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 9

1928 President, Skagit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	8,336	73.6%
Al Smith (D)	2,848	25.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	59	0.5%
Other	86	0.8%
TOTAL	11,329
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 15

1928 President, Skamania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	631	56.0%
Al Smith (D)	473	42.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	15	1.3%
Other	8	0.7%
TOTAL	1,127
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -2

1928 President, Snohomish County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	16,516	67.4%
Al Smith (D)	7,419	30.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	169	0.7%
Other	403	1.6%
TOTAL	24,507
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 9

1928 President, Spokane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	35,858	65.5%
Al Smith (D)	18,527	33.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	169	0.3%
Other	204	0.4%
TOTAL	54,758
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 7

1928 President, Stevens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,813	63.0%
Al Smith (D)	2,147	35.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	43	0.7%
Other	45	0.7%
TOTAL	6,048
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 5

1928 President, Thurston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	7,203	69.6%
Al Smith (D)	3,013	29.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	79	0.8%
Other	56	0.5%
TOTAL	10,351
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 11

1928 President, Wahkiakum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	578	59.3%
Al Smith (D)	382	39.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	8	0.8%
Other	7	0.7%
TOTAL	975
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Walla Walla County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	6,774	70.1%
Al Smith (D)	2,859	29.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	17	0.2%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	9,666
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 12

1928 President, Whatcom County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	14,621	76.9%
Al Smith (D)	4,100	21.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	120	0.6%
Other	180	0.9%
TOTAL	19,021
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 19

1928 President, Whitman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	7,065	69.9%
Al Smith (D)	2,969	29.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	35	0.3%
Other	32	0.3%
TOTAL	10,101
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 12

1928 President, Yakima County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	16,694	73.1%
Al Smith (D)	6,008	26.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	76	0.3%
Other	70	0.3%
TOTAL	22,848
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 15

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