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			21,428,584	58.2%	15,015,863	40.8%	267,519	0.7%	96,995	0.3%	36,808,961

1928 President, Alabama
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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
Candidate	Votes	Pct
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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