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1928 Presidential Election

See which candidate won each state and how those wins added up to the Electoral College result.

Electoral College · 1789–2024County popular vote · 2000–2024

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Electoral result

444 EV · Herbert C. Hoover

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1928-11-06

Electoral College result

How the states voted

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This 1928 result uses the 2020 poll-closing chronology as a cinematic reference sequence, not historical 1928 polling or call timing.

Timing source: The Green Papers 2020 poll-closing chronology

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Official result

Election summary

President: Herbert C. Hoover [R]
Main opponent: Alfred E. Smith [D]

State-by-state result

Electoral votes by state

A state appears more than once when its electoral votes were split between candidates.

State	Candidate	Electoral votes
ALABAMA AL	Alfred E. Smith, of New York	12
ARIZONA AZ	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	3
ARKANSAS AR	Alfred E. Smith, of New York	9
CALIFORNIA CA	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	13
COLORADO CO	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	6
CONNECTICUT CT	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	7
DELAWARE DE	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	3
FLORIDA FL	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	6
GEORGIA GA	Alfred E. Smith, of New York	14
IDAHO ID	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	4
ILLINOIS IL	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	29
INDIANA IN	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	15
IOWA IA	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	13
KANSAS KS	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	10
KENTUCKY KY	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	13
LOUISIANA LA	Alfred E. Smith, of New York	10
MAINE ME	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	6
MARYLAND MD	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	8
MASSACHUSETTS MA	Alfred E. Smith, of New York	18
MICHIGAN MI	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	15
MINNESOTA MN	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	12
MISSISSIPPI MS	Alfred E. Smith, of New York	10
MISSOURI MO	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	18
MONTANA MT	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	4
NEBRASKA NE	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	8
NEVADA NV	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	3
NEW HAMPSHIRE NH	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	4
NEW JERSEY NJ	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	14
NEW MEXICO NM	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	3
NEW YORK NY	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	45
NORTH CAROLINA NC	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	12
NORTH DAKOTA ND	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	5
OHIO OH	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	24
OKLAHOMA OK	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	10
OREGON OR	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	5
PENNSYLVANIA PA	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	38
RHODE ISLAND RI	Alfred E. Smith, of New York	5
SOUTH CAROLINA SC	Alfred E. Smith, of New York	9
SOUTH DAKOTA SD	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	5
TENNESSEE TN	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	12
TEXAS TX	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	20
UTAH UT	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	4
VERMONT VT	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	4
VIRGINIA VA	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	12
WASHINGTON WA	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	7
WEST VIRGINIA WV	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	8
WISCONSIN WI	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	13
WYOMING WY	Herbert C. Hoover, of California	3

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Candidate identities

Herbert C. Hoover: Observed: Herbert C. Hoover, of California
Alfred E. Smith: Observed: Alfred E. Smith, of New York

Geometry build

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Reference date: 1928-11-06
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Source: newberry-historical-states-2011-gen05

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Coverage and interpretation notes

Historical geometry is independently versioned
The map uses a checksum-pinned, election-date geometry build while Electoral College allocations remain traced to the NARA fact tables.
County detail begins in 2000
County-level popular-vote detail is available only for 2000 through 2024. This election has state-level Electoral College coverage.

Traceable facts

Sources and provenance

National Archives Electoral College Results
State and candidate Electoral College allocations · retrieved 2026-07-25
National Archives Electoral College Results
Election summary and source notes · retrieved 2026-07-25

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