1928 Elections

Presidential Year

3 offices contested.

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1928

Balance of Power

40.7%Popular Vote58.0%

37,160,429 votes

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1928

Presidential Election · 1928

Elected President

Herbert Hoover

Republicandefeating Al Smith

Smith

Electoral

Votes

266 to win

444

Hoover

87 EV266 needed to win444 EV

Popular Vote

Hoover(REP)58.0%

Smith(DEM)40.7%

candidates(OTH)1.3%

National margin:R+17.3%

37,160,429 total votes cast

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Results by State

Smith: 8 states · 87 EV|Hoover: 40 states · 444 EV

	State	EV	Cum. EV ▲	Smith %	Votes	Hoover %	Votes	Other %	Margin	Swing
▶	Kansas	10	10	27.1%	193,003	72.0%	513,672	—	R+45.0	↓ R+7.0
▶	Michigan	15	25	28.9%	396,762	70.4%	965,396	—	R+41.4	↑ D+20.8
▶	Maine	6	31	31.0%	81,179	68.6%	179,923	—	R+37.7	↑ D+12.5
▶	Colorado	6	37	31.4%	132,747	67.5%	285,172	—	R+36.1	↓ R+2.3
▶	Washington	7	44	31.4%	156,772	67.1%	335,503	—	R+35.7	↑ D+6.3
▶	Vermont	4	48	32.9%	44,440	66.9%	90,404	—	R+34.0	↑ D+28.6
▶	Delaware	3	51	33.8%	35,354	65.8%	68,860	—	R+32.0	↓ R+11.1
▶	Pennsylvania	38	89	33.9%	1,067,586	65.2%	2,055,382	—	R+31.4	↑ D+14.9
▶	Ohio	24	113	34.5%	864,210	64.9%	1,627,546	—	R+30.4	↑ D+4.2
▶	Oregon	5	118	34.1%	109,223	64.2%	205,341	—	R+30.0	↓ R+3.2
▶	California	13	131	34.2%	614,365	63.9%	1,147,929	—	R+29.7	↑ D+19.3
▶	Idaho	4	135	34.9%	52,926	64.2%	97,322	—	R+29.3	↑ D+2.6
▶	Wyoming	3	138	35.4%	29,299	63.7%	52,748	—	R+28.3	↑ D+8.0
▶	Oklahoma	10	148	35.4%	219,174	63.7%	394,046	—	R+28.3	↓ R+34.0
▶	Nebraska	8	156	36.2%	197,950	63.2%	345,745	—	R+27.0	↓ R+9.4
▶	Iowa	13	169	37.8%	379,011	62.2%	623,570	—	R+24.4	↑ D+14.2
▶	South Dakota	5	174	39.2%	102,660	60.2%	157,603	—	R+21.0	↑ D+15.4
▶	Indiana	15	189	39.6%	562,691	59.7%	848,290	—	R+20.1	↓ R+3.5
▶	New Jersey	14	203	39.8%	616,162	59.8%	925,285	—	R+20.0	↑ D+14.8
▶	Kentucky	13	216	40.5%	381,060	59.3%	558,064	—	R+18.8	↓ R+16.2
▶	New Mexico	3	219	40.8%	48,211	59.0%	69,708	—	R+18.2	↓ R+12.7
▶	Montana	4	223	40.5%	78,638	58.4%	113,472	—	R+17.9	↑ D+5.2
▶	New Hampshire	4	227	41.0%	80,715	58.6%	115,404	—	R+17.6	↑ D+7.5
▶	West Virginia	8	235	41.0%	263,784	58.4%	375,551	—	R+17.4	↓ R+12.0
▶	Florida	6	241	39.9%	100,721	57.1%	144,168	—	R+17.2	↓ R+46.0
▶	Minnesota	12	253	40.8%	396,451	57.8%	560,977	—	R+16.9	↑ D+27.4
▶	Arizona	3	256	42.2%	38,537	57.6%	52,533	—	R+15.3	↓ R+9.6
▶	Illinois	29	285	42.2%	1,312,235	57.0%	1,770,723	—	R+14.8	↑ D+20.7
▶	Nevada	3	288	43.5%	14,090	56.5%	18,327	—	R+13.1	↑ D+6.7
▶	Tennessee	12	300	44.4%	156,169	55.5%	195,195	—	R+11.1	↓ R+20.6
▶	Maryland	8	308	44.2%	349,732	55.2%	436,661	—	R+11.0	↓ R+6.4
▶	Missouri	18	326	42.0%	662,684	52.9%	834,080	5.1%	R+10.9	↓ R+5.3
▶	North Dakota	5	331	44.5%	106,648	54.8%	131,419	—	R+10.3	↑ D+30.4
▶	North Carolina	12	343	45.1%	286,227	54.9%	348,923	—	R+9.9	↓ R+29.3
▶	Wisconsin	13	356	44.3%	450,259	53.5%	544,205	—	R+9.2	↑ D+19.7
▶	Connecticut	7	363	45.6%	252,040	53.6%	296,614	—	R+8.1	↑ D+25.9
▶	Utah	4	367	45.9%	80,985	53.5%	94,485	—	R+7.7	↑ D+11.7
▶	Virginia	12	379	46.4%	140,009	53.6%	161,952	—	R+7.3	↓ R+37.4
▶	Texas	20	399	48.2%	345,927	51.7%	371,444	—	R+3.5	↓ R+56.6
▶	New York	45	444	47.4%	2,089,863	49.8%	2,193,344	—	R+2.4	↑ D+24.3
▶	South Carolina	9	9	91.4%	62,700	4.7%	3,205	—	D+86.7	↓ R+7.5
▶	Mississippi	10	19	82.2%	124,445	17.3%	26,203	—	D+64.9	↓ R+17.1
▶	Louisiana	10	29	76.3%	164,655	23.7%	51,160	—	D+52.6	↓ R+3.6
▶	Georgia	14	43	56.6%	129,602	28.0%	64,125	15.4%	D+28.6	↓ R+27.3
▶	Arkansas	9	52	60.3%	119,195	39.3%	77,785	—	D+20.9	↓ R+11.0
▶	Alabama	12	64	51.3%	127,796	48.5%	120,725	—	D+2.8	↓ R+41.8
▶	Massachusetts	18	82	50.2%	792,758	49.1%	775,566	—	D+1.1	↑ D+38.5
▶	Rhode Island	5	87	50.2%	118,973	49.5%	117,522	—	D+0.6	↑ D+23.8

Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1924 margin. Cum. EV orders each winning ticket's states from largest win to closest win and accumulates the official EV awarded in each state, so the closest state is that candidate's final cumulative total.Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

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U.S. Senate

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34 contests|D won 12|R won 21|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	AshurstDEM	54.3%	47,013	CameronREP	45.8%	39,651	D+8.5	↓ R+21.6
▶	California	JohnsonREP	74.1%	1,148,397	MooreDEM	18.2%	282,411	R+55.9	↓ R+17.5
▶	Connecticut	WalcottREP	53.9%	296,958	LonerganDEM	45.6%	251,429	R+8.3	↓ R+1.4
▶	Delaware	TownsendREP	61.0%	63,725	BayardDEM	39.0%	40,828	R+21.9	↓ R+22.3
▶	Florida	TrammellDEM	68.5%	153,816	WarburtonREP	31.5%	70,633	D+37.1	↓ R+50.9
▶	Idaho(S)	ThomasREP	62.6%	90,922	ClarkDEM	36.7%	53,399	R+25.8	—
▶	Illinois(S)	GlennREP	54.5%	1,594,031	CermakDEM	44.9%	1,315,338	R+9.5	—
▶	Indiana	RobinsonREP	55.3%	782,144	StumpDEM	44.1%	623,996	R+11.2	↓ R+14.2
▶	Maine	HaleREP	69.6%	145,501	HolmesDEM	30.4%	63,429	R+39.3	↓ R+24.3
▶	Maryland	GoldsboroughREP	54.0%	256,224	BruceDEM	45.2%	214,447	R+8.8	↓ R+15.3
▶	Massachusetts	WalshDEM	53.6%	818,055	YoungREP	45.5%	693,563	D+8.2	↑ D+9.0
▶	Michigan	VandenbergREP	71.8%	977,893	BaileyDEM	27.6%	376,592	R+44.1	↓ R+46.4
▶	Minnesota	OtherOTH	66.3%	674,549	NelsonREP	33.7%	342,992	R+33.7	↓ R+16.6
▶	Mississippi	StephensDEM	100.0%	111,210	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+8.7
▶	Missouri	PattersonREP	51.6%	958,144	HayDEM	48.1%	893,093	R+3.5	↓ R+10.4
▶	Montana	WheelerDEM	53.2%	103,655	DixonREP	46.8%	91,185	D+6.4	↓ R+5.4
▶	Nebraska	HowellREP	61.3%	324,014	MetcalfeDEM	38.7%	204,737	R+22.6	↓ R+4.0
▶	Nevada	PittmanDEM	59.3%	19,515	PlattREP	40.7%	13,414	D+18.5	↓ R+7.1
▶	New Jersey	KeanREP	57.9%	841,752	EdwardsDEM	41.8%	608,623	R+16.0	↓ R+26.9
▶	New Mexico	CuttingREP	57.7%	68,070	VaughtDEM	42.3%	49,913	R+15.4	↓ R+26.5
▶	North Dakota	FrazierREP	79.6%	159,940	BurchardDEM	19.4%	38,856	R+60.3	↓ R+55.7
▶	Ohio	FessREP	60.7%	1,412,805	TruaxDEM	39.1%	908,953	R+21.7	↓ R+18.5
▶	Ohio(S)	BurtonREP	62.5%	1,429,534	HuntDEM	37.5%	856,807	R+25.1	↓ R+21.9
▶	Pennsylvania	ReedREP	64.4%	1,948,645	McNairDEM	34.0%	1,029,055	R+30.4	↓ R+5.7
▶	Rhode Island	HerbertREP	50.6%	119,228	GerryDEM	49.3%	116,234	R+1.3	↓ R+10.1
▶	Tennessee	McKellarDEM	59.3%	175,431	FowlerREP	40.7%	120,289	D+18.6	↓ R+17.4
▶	Texas	ConnallyDEM	81.2%	566,138	KennerlyREP	18.7%	130,172	D+62.5	↑ D+29.3
▶	Utah	KingDEM	55.5%	97,436	BambergerREP	43.9%	77,073	D+11.6	↑ D+11.1
▶	Vermont	GreeneREP	71.5%	93,136	MartinDEM	28.4%	37,030	R+43.1	—
▶	Virginia	SwansonDEM	100.0%	270,477	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+54.8
▶	Washington	DillDEM	53.4%	261,524	MacKintoshREP	46.5%	227,415	D+7.0	↑ D+5.7
▶	West Virginia	HatfieldREP	50.7%	327,266	NeelyDEM	49.2%	317,620	R+1.5	↓ R+5.0
▶	Wisconsin	FolletteREP	85.6%	635,376	OtherOTH	14.4%	107,177	R+85.6	↓ R+5.0
▶	Wyoming	KendrickDEM	53.5%	43,032	WinterREP	46.1%	37,076	D+7.4	↓ R+7.2

Governor

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34 contests|D won 11|R won 23

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	PhillipsREP	51.7%	47,829	HuntDEM	48.2%	44,553	R+3.5	↓ R+4.6
▶	Arkansas	ParnellDEM	77.3%	151,743	BowersREP	22.7%	44,545	D+54.6	↓ R+5.1
▶	Colorado	AdamsDEM	61.9%	240,160	BoatrightREP	37.1%	144,067	D+24.8	↑ D+32.6
▶	Connecticut	TrumbullREP	53.6%	296,216	MorrisDEM	45.6%	252,209	R+8.0	↑ D+26.3
▶	Florida	CarltonDEM	61.0%	148,455	HoweyREP	39.0%	95,018	D+21.9	↓ R+78.0
▶	Idaho	BaldridgeREP	57.8%	87,681	RossDEM	41.6%	63,046	R+16.3	↑ D+10.8
▶	Illinois	EmmersonREP	56.8%	1,709,818	ThompsonDEM	42.7%	1,284,897	R+14.1	↑ D+0.2
▶	Indiana	LeslieREP	51.3%	728,203	DaileyDEM	48.1%	683,545	R+3.1	↑ D+3.5
▶	Iowa	HammillREP	62.8%	591,720	HouselDEM	37.2%	350,722	R+25.6	↑ D+19.9
▶	Kansas	ReedREP	65.6%	433,395	LittleDEM	33.2%	219,327	R+32.4	↓ R+11.1
▶	Louisiana	LongDEM	100.0%	92,941	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Maine	GardinerREP	69.3%	148,053	MoranDEM	30.7%	65,572	R+38.6	↓ R+24.2
▶	Massachusetts	AllenREP	50.1%	769,372	ColeDEM	48.8%	750,137	R+1.3	↑ D+12.6
▶	Michigan	GreenREP	69.9%	961,179	ComstockDEM	29.4%	404,546	R+40.5	↓ R+1.3
▶	Minnesota	ChristiansonREP	55.0%	549,857	OtherOTH	23.6%	236,232	R+33.6	↑ D+9.2
▶	Missouri	CaulfieldREP	51.7%	960,178	WilsonDEM	48.1%	894,275	R+3.5	↓ R+0.4
▶	Montana	EricksonDEM	58.6%	114,256	RankinREP	41.0%	79,777	D+17.7	↑ D+9.3
▶	Nebraska	WeaverREP	57.0%	308,262	BryanDEM	42.6%	230,640	R+14.3	↓ R+4.2
▶	New Hampshire	TobeyREP	57.5%	108,431	SargentDEM	42.3%	79,798	R+15.2	↓ R+7.3
▶	New Jersey	LarsonREP	54.9%	824,005	DillDEM	44.7%	671,728	R+10.1	—
▶	New Mexico	DillonREP	55.6%	65,967	DowDEM	44.3%	52,550	R+11.3	↓ R+11.5
▶	New York	RooseveltDEM	49.0%	2,130,238	OttingerREP	48.4%	2,104,630	D+0.6	↓ R+2.7
▶	North Carolina	GardnerDEM	55.6%	362,009	SeawellREP	44.4%	289,415	D+11.1	↓ R+11.5
▶	North Dakota	ShaferREP	56.5%	131,193	MaddockDEM	43.1%	100,205	R+13.3	↓ R+5.5
▶	Ohio	CooperREP	54.8%	1,355,517	DaveyDEM	44.7%	1,106,739	R+10.1	↓ R+19.1
▶	Rhode Island	CaseREP	51.6%	121,748	ArchambaultDEM	48.1%	113,594	R+3.5	↑ D+14.1
▶	South Dakota	BulowDEM	52.5%	136,016	JonesREP	46.9%	121,643	D+5.5	↑ D+36.6
▶	Tennessee	HortonDEM	61.0%	195,546	HopkinsREP	39.0%	124,733	D+22.1	↑ D+7.7
▶	Texas	MoodyDEM	82.4%	582,897	HolmesREP	17.4%	123,337	D+65.0	↑ D+47.2
▶	Utah	DernDEM	58.5%	102,953	WattisREP	41.1%	72,306	D+17.4	↑ D+11.4
▶	Vermont	WeeksREP	73.5%	94,974	ShurtleffDEM	26.0%	33,563	R+47.5	↑ D+13.0
▶	Washington	HartleyREP	56.2%	281,991	BullittDEM	42.7%	214,334	R+13.5	↑ D+10.5
▶	West Virginia	ConleyREP	53.7%	345,729	TaylorDEM	46.1%	296,637	R+7.6	↓ R+0.4
▶	Wisconsin	KohlerREP	55.4%	547,738	SchmedemanDEM	39.9%	394,368	R+15.5	↓ R+3.6