1928 Presidential Election Results for West Virginia

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County	Turnout	Herbert Hoover (R)		Al Smith (D)		Norman Thomas (Socialist)		Other		TOTAL
Barbour	80%	4,023	53.5%	3,491	46.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7,514
Berkeley	87%	8,477	70.3%	3,540	29.4%	16	0.1%	26	0.2%	12,059
Boone	81%	4,000	45.3%	4,805	54.4%	16	0.2%	14	0.2%	8,835
Braxton	74%	4,028	46.6%	4,582	53.0%	6	0.1%	35	0.4%	8,651
Brooke	65%	5,277	68.1%	2,419	31.2%	16	0.2%	32	0.4%	7,744
Cabell	80%	21,091	57.7%	15,340	41.9%	47	0.1%	105	0.3%	36,583
Calhoun	72%	1,745	44.3%	2,179	55.3%	7	0.2%	11	0.3%	3,942
Clay	76%	2,551	56.8%	1,929	42.9%	2	0.0%	12	0.3%	4,494
Doddridge	77%	2,919	70.8%	1,202	29.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,121
Fayette	72%	12,961	51.0%	12,351	48.6%	38	0.1%	66	0.3%	25,416
Gilmer	73%	1,705	42.2%	2,313	57.2%	2	0.0%	24	0.6%	4,044
Grant	75%	2,648	82.8%	542	17.0%	2	0.1%	5	0.2%	3,197
Greenbrier	72%	6,423	50.9%	6,141	48.6%	18	0.1%	42	0.3%	12,624
Hampshire	67%	1,779	45.3%	2,132	54.3%	0	0.0%	15	0.4%	3,926
Hancock	54%	5,461	74.1%	1,884	25.5%	12	0.2%	17	0.2%	7,374
Hardy	71%	1,611	45.0%	1,965	54.9%	3	0.1%	3	0.1%	3,582
Harrison	75%	17,502	57.7%	12,483	41.2%	98	0.3%	248	0.8%	30,331
Jackson	80%	4,150	62.9%	2,452	37.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6,602
Jefferson	80%	3,050	47.8%	3,312	51.9%	6	0.1%	16	0.3%	6,384
Kanawha	78%	35,788	58.2%	25,563	41.5%	70	0.1%	114	0.2%	61,535
Lewis	82%	5,290	57.4%	3,825	41.5%	19	0.2%	87	0.9%	9,221
Lincoln	79%	3,823	52.8%	3,416	47.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7,239
Logan	81%	11,404	53.3%	9,944	46.5%	7	0.0%	34	0.2%	21,389
Marion	79%	16,088	60.3%	10,133	38.0%	315	1.2%	127	0.5%	26,663
Marshall	72%	9,204	65.2%	4,785	33.9%	39	0.3%	84	0.6%	14,112
Mason	75%	5,125	64.1%	2,814	35.2%	21	0.3%	32	0.4%	7,992
McDowell	57%	14,810	64.0%	8,294	35.9%	11	0.0%	20	0.1%	23,135
Mercer	77%	12,887	55.5%	10,273	44.3%	12	0.1%	38	0.2%	23,210
Mineral	81%	5,860	71.4%	2,310	28.1%	25	0.3%	17	0.2%	8,212
Mingo	83%	6,904	50.3%	6,801	49.5%	7	0.1%	20	0.1%	13,732
Monongalia	68%	11,364	64.1%	6,182	34.9%	91	0.5%	97	0.5%	17,734
Monroe	87%	3,025	56.1%	2,346	43.5%	2	0.0%	15	0.3%	5,388
Morgan	77%	2,539	76.8%	758	22.9%	6	0.2%	5	0.2%	3,308
Nicholas	75%	3,917	52.4%	3,495	46.7%	8	0.1%	61	0.8%	7,481
Ohio	87%	20,064	60.0%	13,132	39.3%	122	0.4%	97	0.3%	33,415
Pendleton	72%	1,710	47.1%	1,921	52.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,631
Pleasants	91%	1,821	60.1%	1,210	39.9%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	3,032
Pocahontas	75%	3,141	55.6%	2,487	44.0%	4	0.1%	22	0.4%	5,654
Preston	72%	7,783	76.2%	2,355	23.1%	22	0.2%	56	0.5%	10,216
Putnam	69%	3,346	57.8%	2,406	41.5%	15	0.3%	26	0.4%	5,793
Raleigh	70%	11,581	52.8%	10,366	47.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	21,947
Randolph	73%	4,436	46.2%	5,085	53.0%	40	0.4%	36	0.4%	9,597
Ritchie	74%	4,195	70.4%	1,711	28.7%	10	0.2%	43	0.7%	5,959
Roane	75%	4,472	59.5%	3,007	40.0%	7	0.1%	25	0.3%	7,511
Summers	74%	4,063	51.9%	3,752	47.9%	2	0.0%	15	0.2%	7,832
Taylor	80%	5,101	66.2%	2,548	33.1%	19	0.2%	37	0.5%	7,705
Tucker	68%	2,525	51.8%	2,263	46.4%	56	1.1%	28	0.6%	4,872
Tyler	86%	3,881	70.1%	1,591	28.8%	7	0.1%	54	1.0%	5,533
Upshur	76%	5,277	75.2%	1,683	24.0%	16	0.2%	41	0.6%	7,017
Wayne	72%	5,630	51.9%	5,177	47.7%	16	0.1%	26	0.2%	10,849
Webster	64%	1,936	45.5%	2,306	54.2%	3	0.1%	7	0.2%	4,252
Wetzel	77%	4,428	51.9%	4,052	47.5%	20	0.2%	39	0.5%	8,539
Wirt	88%	1,561	54.4%	1,272	44.3%	2	0.1%	34	1.2%	2,869
Wood	79%	15,184	69.9%	6,412	29.5%	30	0.1%	95	0.4%	21,721
Wyoming	76%	3,987	56.7%	3,047	43.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7,034
TOTAL	75%	375,551	58.4%	263,784	41.0%	1,313	0.2%	2,104	0.3%	642,752

1928 President, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,023	53.5%
Al Smith (D)	3,491	46.5%
TOTAL	7,514
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -5

1928 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	8,477	70.3%
Al Smith (D)	3,540	29.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	16	0.1%
Other	26	0.2%
TOTAL	12,059
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 12

1928 President, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,000	45.3%
Al Smith (D)	4,805	54.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	16	0.2%
Other	14	0.2%
TOTAL	8,835
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -13

1928 President, Braxton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,028	46.6%
Al Smith (D)	4,582	53.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	6	0.1%
Other	35	0.4%
TOTAL	8,651
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -12

1928 President, Brooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,277	68.1%
Al Smith (D)	2,419	31.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	16	0.2%
Other	32	0.4%
TOTAL	7,744
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 10

1928 President, Cabell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	21,091	57.7%
Al Smith (D)	15,340	41.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	47	0.1%
Other	105	0.3%
TOTAL	36,583
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,745	44.3%
Al Smith (D)	2,179	55.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	7	0.2%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,942
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -14

1928 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,551	56.8%
Al Smith (D)	1,929	42.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	2	0.0%
Other	12	0.3%
TOTAL	4,494
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Doddridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,919	70.8%
Al Smith (D)	1,202	29.2%
TOTAL	4,121
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 13

1928 President, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	12,961	51.0%
Al Smith (D)	12,351	48.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	38	0.1%
Other	66	0.3%
TOTAL	25,416
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -7

1928 President, Gilmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,705	42.2%
Al Smith (D)	2,313	57.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	2	0.0%
Other	24	0.6%
TOTAL	4,044
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -16

1928 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,648	82.8%
Al Smith (D)	542	17.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	2	0.1%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	3,197
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 25

1928 President, Greenbrier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	6,423	50.9%
Al Smith (D)	6,141	48.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	18	0.1%
Other	42	0.3%
TOTAL	12,624
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -7

1928 President, Hampshire County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,779	45.3%
Al Smith (D)	2,132	54.3%
Other	15	0.4%
TOTAL	3,926
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -13

1928 President, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,461	74.1%
Al Smith (D)	1,884	25.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	12	0.2%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	7,374
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 16

1928 President, Hardy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,611	45.0%
Al Smith (D)	1,965	54.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	3	0.1%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,582
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -13

1928 President, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	17,502	57.7%
Al Smith (D)	12,483	41.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	98	0.3%
Other	248	0.8%
TOTAL	30,331
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,150	62.9%
Al Smith (D)	2,452	37.1%
TOTAL	6,602
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5

1928 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,050	47.8%
Al Smith (D)	3,312	51.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	6	0.1%
Other	16	0.3%
TOTAL	6,384
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -10

1928 President, Kanawha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	35,788	58.2%
Al Smith (D)	25,563	41.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	70	0.1%
Other	114	0.2%
TOTAL	61,535
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,290	57.4%
Al Smith (D)	3,825	41.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	19	0.2%
Other	87	0.9%
TOTAL	9,221
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,823	52.8%
Al Smith (D)	3,416	47.2%
TOTAL	7,239
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -5

1928 President, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	11,404	53.3%
Al Smith (D)	9,944	46.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	7	0.0%
Other	34	0.2%
TOTAL	21,389
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -5

1928 President, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	14,810	64.0%
Al Smith (D)	8,294	35.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	11	0.0%
Other	20	0.1%
TOTAL	23,135
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 6

1928 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	16,088	60.3%
Al Smith (D)	10,133	38.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	315	1.2%
Other	127	0.5%
TOTAL	26,663
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	9,204	65.2%
Al Smith (D)	4,785	33.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	39	0.3%
Other	84	0.6%
TOTAL	14,112
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7

1928 President, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,125	64.1%
Al Smith (D)	2,814	35.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	21	0.3%
Other	32	0.4%
TOTAL	7,992
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 6

1928 President, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	12,887	55.5%
Al Smith (D)	10,273	44.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	12	0.1%
Other	38	0.2%
TOTAL	23,210
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1928 President, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,860	71.4%
Al Smith (D)	2,310	28.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	25	0.3%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	8,212
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 13

1928 President, Mingo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	6,904	50.3%
Al Smith (D)	6,801	49.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	7	0.1%
Other	20	0.1%
TOTAL	13,732
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -8

1928 President, Monongalia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	11,364	64.1%
Al Smith (D)	6,182	34.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	91	0.5%
Other	97	0.5%
TOTAL	17,734
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 6

1928 President, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,025	56.1%
Al Smith (D)	2,346	43.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	2	0.0%
Other	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,388
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -2

1928 President, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,539	76.8%
Al Smith (D)	758	22.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	6	0.2%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	3,308
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 19

1928 President, Nicholas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,917	52.4%
Al Smith (D)	3,495	46.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	8	0.1%
Other	61	0.8%
TOTAL	7,481
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -6

1928 President, Ohio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	20,064	60.0%
Al Smith (D)	13,132	39.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	122	0.4%
Other	97	0.3%
TOTAL	33,415
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Pendleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,710	47.1%
Al Smith (D)	1,921	52.9%
TOTAL	3,631
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -11

1928 President, Pleasants County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,821	60.1%
Al Smith (D)	1,210	39.9%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,032
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,141	55.6%
Al Smith (D)	2,487	44.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	4	0.1%
Other	22	0.4%
TOTAL	5,654
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1928 President, Preston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	7,783	76.2%
Al Smith (D)	2,355	23.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	22	0.2%
Other	56	0.5%
TOTAL	10,216
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 18

1928 President, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,346	57.8%
Al Smith (D)	2,406	41.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	15	0.3%
Other	26	0.4%
TOTAL	5,793
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Raleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	11,581	52.8%
Al Smith (D)	10,366	47.2%
TOTAL	21,947
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -5

1928 President, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,436	46.2%
Al Smith (D)	5,085	53.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	40	0.4%
Other	36	0.4%
TOTAL	9,597
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -12

1928 President, Ritchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,195	70.4%
Al Smith (D)	1,711	28.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	10	0.2%
Other	43	0.7%
TOTAL	5,959
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 12

1928 President, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,472	59.5%
Al Smith (D)	3,007	40.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	7	0.1%
Other	25	0.3%
TOTAL	7,511
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Summers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,063	51.9%
Al Smith (D)	3,752	47.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	2	0.0%
Other	15	0.2%
TOTAL	7,832
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -6

1928 President, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,101	66.2%
Al Smith (D)	2,548	33.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	19	0.2%
Other	37	0.5%
TOTAL	7,705
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 8

1928 President, Tucker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,525	51.8%
Al Smith (D)	2,263	46.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	56	1.1%
Other	28	0.6%
TOTAL	4,872
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -6

1928 President, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,881	70.1%
Al Smith (D)	1,591	28.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	7	0.1%
Other	54	1.0%
TOTAL	5,533
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 12

1928 President, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,277	75.2%
Al Smith (D)	1,683	24.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	16	0.2%
Other	41	0.6%
TOTAL	7,017
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 17

1928 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,630	51.9%
Al Smith (D)	5,177	47.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	16	0.1%
Other	26	0.2%
TOTAL	10,849
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -6

1928 President, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,936	45.5%
Al Smith (D)	2,306	54.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	3	0.1%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,252
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -13

1928 President, Wetzel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,428	51.9%
Al Smith (D)	4,052	47.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	20	0.2%
Other	39	0.5%
TOTAL	8,539
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -6

1928 President, Wirt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,561	54.4%
Al Smith (D)	1,272	44.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	2	0.1%
Other	34	1.2%
TOTAL	2,869
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -4

1928 President, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	15,184	69.9%
Al Smith (D)	6,412	29.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	30	0.1%
Other	95	0.4%
TOTAL	21,721
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 12

1928 President, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,987	56.7%
Al Smith (D)	3,047	43.3%
TOTAL	7,034
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -2

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