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1928 United States presidential election in California

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FieldValue
election_name1928 United States presidential election in California
countryCalifornia
flag_imageFlag of California (1924–1953).pngborder
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1924 United States presidential election in California
previous_year1924
next_election1932 United States presidential election in California
next_year1932
turnout79.78% (of registered voters) 6.44 pp
56.98% (of eligible voters) 8.45 pp
election_dateNovember 6, 1928
image_sizex200px
image1Herbert Hoover - NARA - 532049.jpg
nominee1**Herbert Hoover**
party1Republican Party (United States)
alliance1Prohibition Party
home_state1California
running_mate1**Charles Curtis**
electoral_vote1**13**
popular_vote1**1,162,323**
percentage1**64.69%**
image2Unsuccessful 1928.jpg
nominee2Al Smith
party2Democratic Party (United States)
home_state2New York
running_mate2Joseph T. Robinson
electoral_vote20
popular_vote2614,365
percentage234.19%
map_image325px
map_size300px
map_captionCounty Results
titlePresident
before_electionCalvin Coolidge
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionHerbert Hoover
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Main article: 1928 United States presidential election

56.98% (of eligible voters) 8.45 pp Hoover Smith The 1928 United States presidential election in California took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election. State voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

California voted for the Republican nominee, former Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover, in a landslide over the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Al Smith. This was also the first election in California where the winning candidate received over 1 million votes. This also remains the last time that a Republican got more than 60% of the vote in California.

This was the last time until 1952 that a Republican presidential nominee carried California. After this election, no Republican candidate would win Plumas County again until 1980, and no Republican would carry Fresno County, Kings County, Lassen County, Madera County, and Solano County again until 1972.

Results

PartyPledged toElectorVotesVotes cast1,796,656
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican Party & Prohibition PartyHerbert HooverHarriet W. Works1,162,323
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican Party & Prohibition PartyHerbert HooverRolfe L. Thompson1,160,780
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican Party & Prohibition PartyHerbert HooverBen R. Meyer1,160,770
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican Party & Prohibition PartyHerbert HooverJohn A. O'Connell1,160,539
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican Party & Prohibition PartyHerbert HooverHarry K. Wolff1,160,536
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican Party & Prohibition PartyHerbert HooverAurelia H. Reinhardt1,160,490
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican Party & Prohibition PartyHerbert HooverMarshall DeMotte1,160,488
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican Party & Prohibition PartyHerbert HooverJames F. Collins1,160,443
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican Party & Prohibition PartyHerbert HooverC. P. Rendon1,160,407
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican Party & Prohibition PartyHerbert HooverA. W. McPherson1,160,332
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican Party & Prohibition PartyHerbert HooverL. L. Dennett1,160,308
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican Party & Prohibition PartyHerbert HooverFred H. Schauer1,160,296
Republican Party (United States)}}"Republican Party & Prohibition PartyHerbert HooverR. Y. Williams1,160,126
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyAl SmithJames D. Phelan614,365
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyAl SmithClara Hellman Heller611,430
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyAl SmithJohn H. Young611,348
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyAl SmithR. M. Fitzgerald611,321
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyAl SmithRoss W. Pool611,316
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyAl SmithJustus S. Wardell611,279
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyAl SmithA. L. Conrad611,236
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyAl SmithEstill Stephens Bartell611,220
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyAl SmithMilton K. Young611,156
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyAl SmithJulia Babcock611,143
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyAl SmithC. M. Brown Jr.611,083
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyAl SmithPhil Dodson611,004
Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic PartyAl SmithCurtis Hillyer610,680
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasUpton Sinclair19,595
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasAddie M. Benedict19,240
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasE. Backus19,170
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasMary M. Morgan19,168
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasAgnes H. Downing19,157
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasN. A. Richardson19,154
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasW. H. Eastman19,153
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasAllen K. Clifford19,152
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasPhilip Bernstein19,150
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasWalter E. Walker19,144
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasJulius Levitt19,135
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasW. T. Tipton19,091
Socialist Party USA}}Socialist PartyNorman ThomasF. L. Neustein19,082
Independent}}"Write-inWilliam Z. Foster112
Independent}}"Write-inBenjamin Gitlow104
Independent}}"Write-inH. Morgan6
Independent}}"Write-inScattering151

Results by county

CountyHerbert Hoover
Republican/ProhibitionAl Smith
DemocraticNorman Thomas
SocialistWilliam Z. Foster
CommunistScattering
Write-inMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%Total1,162,32364.69%614,36534.19%19,5951.09%1120.01%2610.01%547,95830.50%1,796,656
Alameda118,53965.42%60,87533.60%1,7170.95%00.00%630.03%57,66431.82%181,194
Alpine4994.23%35.77%00.00%00.00%00.00%4688.46%52
Amador99044.12%1,24655.53%80.36%00.00%00.00%-256-11.41%2,244
Butte6,30660.45%3,94637.83%1801.73%00.00%00.00%2,36022.62%10,432
Calaveras1,26253.79%1,06645.44%180.77%00.00%00.00%1968.35%2,346
Colusa1,75256.30%1,33842.99%220.71%00.00%00.00%41413.30%3,112
Contra Costa13,49560.38%8,57338.36%2811.26%00.00%00.00%4,92222.02%22,349
Del Norte77155.87%59943.41%100.72%00.00%00.00%17212.46%1,380
El Dorado1,22844.25%1,51654.63%311.12%00.00%00.00%-288-10.38%2,775
Fresno20,68754.30%16,88444.32%5271.38%00.00%00.00%3,8039.98%38,098
Glenn2,46665.03%1,29734.20%290.76%00.00%00.00%1,16930.83%3,792
Humboldt9,16269.75%3,72628.37%2471.88%00.00%00.00%5,43641.39%13,135
Imperial5,41767.61%2,48631.03%1091.36%00.00%00.00%2,93136.58%8,012
Inyo1,20657.37%86140.96%351.67%00.00%00.00%34516.41%2,102
Kern14,69262.67%8,54136.43%2120.90%00.00%00.00%6,15126.24%23,445
Kings2,94751.51%2,70147.21%731.28%00.00%00.00%2464.30%5,721
Lake1,82065.37%92633.26%381.36%00.00%00.00%89432.11%2,784
Lassen2,11156.73%1,59742.92%130.35%00.00%00.00%51413.81%3,721
Los Angeles513,52670.22%209,94528.71%7,5891.04%780.01%1630.02%303,58141.51%731,301
Madera2,35454.88%1,89644.21%370.86%10.02%10.02%45810.68%4,289
Marin7,86257.44%5,68641.54%1401.02%00.00%00.00%2,17615.90%13,688
Mariposa65655.03%51743.37%191.59%00.00%00.00%13911.66%1,192
Mendocino4,81063.39%2,62834.63%1501.98%00.00%00.00%2,18228.76%7,588
Merced4,64460.17%2,97038.48%1041.35%00.00%00.00%1,67421.69%7,718
Modoc94256.75%71142.83%70.42%00.00%00.00%23113.92%1,660
Mono22061.80%12735.67%92.53%00.00%00.00%9326.12%356
Monterey7,22863.12%4,13836.13%860.75%00.00%00.00%3,09026.98%11,452
Napa4,69957.48%3,42241.86%540.66%00.00%00.00%1,27715.62%8,175
Nevada2,17352.00%1,95946.88%471.12%00.00%00.00%2145.12%4,179
Orange30,57279.35%7,61119.75%3440.89%00.00%00.00%22,96159.60%38,527
Placer3,66949.25%3,68549.46%961.29%00.00%00.00%-16-0.21%7,450
Plumas94745.64%1,07952.00%492.36%00.00%00.00%-132-6.36%2,075
Riverside17,60077.94%4,76921.12%2120.94%00.00%00.00%12,83156.82%22,581
Sacramento20,76250.83%19,68448.19%4030.99%00.00%00.00%1,0782.64%40,849
San Benito1,97158.87%1,36640.80%110.33%00.00%00.00%60518.07%3,348
San Bernardino29,22974.73%9,43624.13%4471.14%00.00%00.00%19,79350.61%39,112
San Diego47,76967.14%22,74931.97%6330.89%00.00%00.00%25,02035.16%71,151
San Francisco95,98749.11%96,63249.44%2,7991.43%240.01%260.01%-645-0.33%195,468
San Joaquin16,69561.10%10,34337.85%2881.05%00.00%00.00%6,35223.25%27,326
San Luis Obispo5,42560.82%3,33637.40%1591.78%00.00%00.00%2,08923.42%8,920
San Mateo14,36058.87%9,75539.99%2671.09%50.02%50.02%4,60518.88%24,392
Santa Barbara11,66669.44%4,95429.49%1791.07%00.00%00.00%6,71223.25%16,799
Santa Clara31,71063.81%17,58935.39%3880.78%40.01%30.01%14,12128.42%49,694
Santa Cruz8,27568.53%3,68830.54%1120.93%00.00%00.00%4,58737.99%12,075
Shasta2,30152.20%2,02545.94%821.86%00.00%00.00%2766.26%4,408
Sierra45751.52%42047.35%101.13%00.00%00.00%374.17%887
Siskiyou3,75855.49%2,91643.06%981.45%00.00%00.00%84212.43%6,772
Solano7,06152.32%6,27846.51%1581.17%00.00%00.00%7835.80%13,497
Sonoma12,89159.71%8,50639.40%1940.90%00.00%00.00%4,38520.31%21,591
Stanislaus10,75367.13%5,06331.61%2031.27%00.00%00.00%5,69035.52%16,019
Sutter2,23953.98%1,87545.20%340.82%00.00%00.00%3648.78%4,148
Tehama3,39365.58%1,65031.89%1312.53%00.00%00.00%1,74333.69%5,174
Trinity44748.85%43347.32%353.83%00.00%00.00%141.53%915
Tulare12,05763.76%6,63535.09%2181.15%00.00%00.00%5,42228.67%18,910
Tuolumne1,73154.80%1,36043.05%682.15%00.00%00.00%37111.74%3,159
Ventura9,01770.17%3,71728.92%1170.91%00.00%00.00%5,30041.24%12,851
Yolo3,54556.96%2,64142.43%380.61%00.00%00.00%90414.52%6,224
Yuba2,02250.02%1,99049.23%300.74%00.00%00.00%320.79%4,042

Counties that flipped from Socialist to Republican

  • Butte
  • Calaveras
  • Lassen
  • Nevada
  • Sacramento
  • Shasta
  • Sierra
  • Siskiyou
  • Trinity
  • Tuolumne

Counties that flipped from Socialist to Democratic

  • Amador
  • El Dorado
  • Plumas
  • Placer

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

  • San Francisco

Notes

References

References

  1. "Historical Voter Registration and Participation in Statewide General Elections 1910-2018".
  2. "Statement of Vote at General Election held on November 6, 1928 in the State of California".
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