1928 Presidential Election Results
Herbert Hoover (Republican) won the 1928 presidential election with 444 of 531 electoral votes, defeating Al Smith (Democratic, 87). Hoover also won the popular vote with 58.8%.
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Results by state
| State | EV | Hoover | Smith | Votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 12 | 48.6%120,725 | 51.4%127,79712 EV | 248,522 |
| Arkansas | 9 | 39.5%77,751 | 60.5%119,1969 EV | 196,947 |
| Arizona | 3 | 57.7%52,5333 EV | 42.3%38,537 | 91,070 |
| California | 13 | 65.4%1,162,32313 EV | 34.6%614,365 | 1,776,688 |
| Colorado | 6 | 65.6%253,8726 EV | 34.4%133,131 | 387,003 |
| Connecticut | 7 | 54.1%296,6147 EV | 45.9%252,040 | 548,654 |
| Delaware | 3 | 65.3%68,8603 EV | 34.7%36,643 | 105,503 |
| Florida | 6 | 58.6%144,1686 EV | 41.4%101,764 | 245,932 |
| Georgia | 14 | 32.9%63,498 | 67.1%129,60214 EV | 193,100 |
| Iowa | 13 | 62.2%623,81813 EV | 37.8%378,936 | 1,002,754 |
| Idaho | 4 | 65.3%99,8484 EV | 34.7%53,074 | 152,922 |
| Illinois | 29 | 57.4%1,769,14129 EV | 42.6%1,313,817 | 3,082,958 |
| Indiana | 15 | 60.1%848,29015 EV | 39.9%562,691 | 1,410,981 |
| Kansas | 10 | 72.7%513,67210 EV | 27.3%193,003 | 706,675 |
| Kentucky | 13 | 59.4%558,06413 EV | 40.6%381,070 | 939,134 |
| Louisiana | 10 | 23.7%51,160 | 76.3%164,65510 EV | 215,815 |
| Massachusetts | 18 | 49.5%775,566 | 50.6%792,75818 EV | 1,568,324 |
| Maryland | 8 | 57.4%301,4798 EV | 42.6%223,626 | 525,105 |
| Maine | 6 | 68.9%179,9236 EV | 31.1%81,179 | 261,102 |
| Michigan | 15 | 70.9%965,39615 EV | 29.1%396,762 | 1,362,158 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 58.6%560,97712 EV | 41.4%396,451 | 957,428 |
| Missouri | 18 | 55.7%834,08018 EV | 44.3%662,562 | 1,496,642 |
| Mississippi | 10 | 17.9%27,153 | 82.1%124,53910 EV | 151,692 |
| Montana | 4 | 59.1%113,3004 EV | 41.0%78,578 | 191,878 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 54.9%348,99212 EV | 45.1%287,078 | 636,070 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 55.2%131,4415 EV | 44.8%106,648 | 238,089 |
| Nebraska | 8 | 63.6%345,7458 EV | 36.4%197,959 | 543,704 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 58.8%115,4044 EV | 41.2%80,715 | 196,119 |
| New Jersey | 14 | 60.0%926,05014 EV | 40.0%616,517 | 1,542,567 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 59.1%69,6453 EV | 40.9%48,211 | 117,856 |
| Nevada | 3 | 56.5%18,3273 EV | 43.5%14,090 | 32,417 |
| New York | 45 | 51.2%2,193,34445 EV | 48.8%2,089,863 | 4,283,207 |
| Ohio | 24 | 65.3%1,627,54624 EV | 34.7%864,210 | 2,491,756 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 64.3%394,04610 EV | 35.7%219,174 | 613,220 |
| Oregon | 5 | 65.3%205,3415 EV | 34.7%109,223 | 314,564 |
| Pennsylvania | 38 | 65.8%2,055,38238 EV | 34.2%1,067,586 | 3,122,968 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | 49.7%117,522 | 50.3%118,9735 EV | 236,495 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 4.8%3,188 | 95.2%62,7009 EV | 65,888 |
| South Dakota | 5 | 60.6%157,6035 EV | 39.4%102,660 | 260,263 |
| Tennessee | 12 | 53.9%195,38812 EV | 46.1%167,343 | 362,731 |
| Texas | 20 | 51.8%367,03620 EV | 48.2%341,032 | 708,068 |
| Utah | 4 | 53.9%94,6184 EV | 46.1%80,985 | 175,603 |
| Virginia | 12 | 54.0%164,60912 EV | 46.0%140,146 | 304,755 |
| Vermont | 4 | 67.0%90,4044 EV | 33.0%44,440 | 134,844 |
| Washington | 7 | 68.2%335,8447 EV | 31.8%156,772 | 492,616 |
| Wisconsin | 13 | 54.7%544,20513 EV | 45.3%450,259 | 994,464 |
| West Virginia | 8 | 58.7%375,5518 EV | 41.3%263,784 | 639,335 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 64.3%52,7483 EV | 35.7%29,299 | 82,047 |
Popular vote shares are of the votes for the candidates listed in the source. A dash under Votes cast means the state legislature chose the electors. Sources: the National Archives (electoral votes), the American Presidency Project and the Clerk of the House (popular vote).