November 5, 1928
Herbert Hoover Wins 1928
Herbert Hoover defeats Al Smith with 459 electoral votes, winning 40 states.
Al Smith
69 EV
270 to win
Herbert Hoover
459 EV
69
459
270
Herbert Hoover wins
459
Electoral Votes
58.2%
Popular Vote
40
States Carried
36,804,749
Total Votes Cast
Herbert Hoover won the 1928 presidential election with 459 electoral votes to Al Smith's 69. Herbert Hoover received 58.2% of the popular vote and carried 40 states. Compared to the previous election, 632 counties changed parties—514 flipped Republican and 118 flipped Democratic.
1928 National Results
Electoral College
270 needed to winDemocrat
Al Smith
69
electoral votes
Republican
Herbert Hoover
459
electoral votes
69
459
270
Popular Vote
36,804,749 total votesAl Smith40.8%
15,006,380 votes
Herbert Hoover58.2%
21,434,869 votes
R+17.5% margin
(6,428,489 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsHerbert Hoover elected president
State Results
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State-by-State Results
8 Dem40 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 1928 |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 9 | D+82.8 |
| Mississippi | 6 | D+64.3 |
| Louisiana | 8 | D+52.6 |
| Arkansas | 6 | D+20.9 |
| Georgia | 16 | D+12.0 |
| Alabama | 9 | D+3.0 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | D+1.1 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | D+0.6 |
| New York | 28 | R+2.4 |
| Texas | 40 | R+3.9 |
| Utah | 6 | R+7.7 |
| Virginia | 13 | R+8.0 |
| Connecticut | 7 | R+8.1 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | R+9.2 |
| North Carolina | 16 | R+9.9 |
| North Dakota | 3 | R+10.3 |
| Tennessee | 11 | R+11.1 |
| Missouri | 10 | R+11.4 |
| Nevada | 6 | R+13.1 |
| Illinois | 19 | R+14.7 |
| Maryland | 10 | R+14.7 |
| Arizona | 11 | R+15.3 |
| Florida | 30 | R+16.7 |
| Minnesota | 10 | R+16.9 |
| West Virginia | 4 | R+17.4 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | R+17.6 |
| Montana | 4 | R+17.9 |
| New Mexico | 5 | R+18.2 |
| Kentucky | 8 | R+18.9 |
| New Jersey | 14 | R+20.0 |
| Indiana | 11 | R+20.1 |
| South Dakota | 3 | R+21.0 |
| Iowa | 6 | R+24.2 |
| Nebraska | 5 | R+27.0 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | R+28.3 |
| Wyoming | 3 | R+28.3 |
| Idaho | 4 | R+29.3 |
| Oregon | 8 | R+30.0 |
| Ohio | 17 | R+30.4 |
| California | 54 | R+30.5 |
| Colorado | 10 | R+30.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | R+31.4 |
| Delaware | 3 | R+32.0 |
| Vermont | 3 | R+34.0 |
| Washington | 12 | R+35.8 |
| Maine | 4 | R+37.7 |
| Michigan | 15 | R+41.4 |
| Kansas | 6 | R+45.0 |