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1928 United States presidential election in California
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1928 United States presidential election in California |
| country | California |
| flag_image | Flag of California (1924–1953).pngborder |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1924 United States presidential election in California |
| previous_year | 1924 |
| next_election | 1932 United States presidential election in California |
| next_year | 1932 |
| turnout | 79.78% (of registered voters) 6.44 pp |
| 56.98% (of eligible voters) 8.45 pp | |
| election_date | November 6, 1928 |
| image_size | x200px |
| image1 | Herbert Hoover - NARA - 532049.jpg |
| nominee1 | **Herbert Hoover** |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) |
| alliance1 | Prohibition Party |
| home_state1 | California |
| running_mate1 | **Charles Curtis** |
| electoral_vote1 | **13** |
| popular_vote1 | **1,162,323** |
| percentage1 | **64.69%** |
| image2 | Unsuccessful 1928.jpg |
| nominee2 | Al Smith |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| home_state2 | New York |
| running_mate2 | Joseph T. Robinson |
| electoral_vote2 | 0 |
| popular_vote2 | 614,365 |
| percentage2 | 34.19% |
| map_image | 325px |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | County Results |
| title | President |
| before_election | Calvin Coolidge |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | Herbert Hoover |
| after_party | Republican 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
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | Votes cast | 1,796,656 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party & Prohibition Party | Herbert Hoover | Harriet W. Works | 1,162,323 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party & Prohibition Party | Herbert Hoover | Rolfe L. Thompson | 1,160,780 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party & Prohibition Party | Herbert Hoover | Ben R. Meyer | 1,160,770 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party & Prohibition Party | Herbert Hoover | John A. O'Connell | 1,160,539 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party & Prohibition Party | Herbert Hoover | Harry K. Wolff | 1,160,536 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party & Prohibition Party | Herbert Hoover | Aurelia H. Reinhardt | 1,160,490 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party & Prohibition Party | Herbert Hoover | Marshall DeMotte | 1,160,488 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party & Prohibition Party | Herbert Hoover | James F. Collins | 1,160,443 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party & Prohibition Party | Herbert Hoover | C. P. Rendon | 1,160,407 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party & Prohibition Party | Herbert Hoover | A. W. McPherson | 1,160,332 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party & Prohibition Party | Herbert Hoover | L. L. Dennett | 1,160,308 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party & Prohibition Party | Herbert Hoover | Fred H. Schauer | 1,160,296 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party & Prohibition Party | Herbert Hoover | R. Y. Williams | 1,160,126 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Al Smith | James D. Phelan | 614,365 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Al Smith | Clara Hellman Heller | 611,430 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Al Smith | John H. Young | 611,348 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Al Smith | R. M. Fitzgerald | 611,321 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Al Smith | Ross W. Pool | 611,316 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Al Smith | Justus S. Wardell | 611,279 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Al Smith | A. L. Conrad | 611,236 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Al Smith | Estill Stephens Bartell | 611,220 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Al Smith | Milton K. Young | 611,156 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Al Smith | Julia Babcock | 611,143 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Al Smith | C. M. Brown Jr. | 611,083 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Al Smith | Phil Dodson | 611,004 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Al Smith | Curtis Hillyer | 610,680 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | Upton Sinclair | 19,595 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | Addie M. Benedict | 19,240 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | E. Backus | 19,170 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | Mary M. Morgan | 19,168 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | Agnes H. Downing | 19,157 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | N. A. Richardson | 19,154 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | W. H. Eastman | 19,153 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | Allen K. Clifford | 19,152 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | Philip Bernstein | 19,150 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | Walter E. Walker | 19,144 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | Julius Levitt | 19,135 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | W. T. Tipton | 19,091 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | F. L. Neustein | 19,082 | ||
| Independent}}" | Write-in | William Z. Foster | 112 | |||
| Independent}}" | Write-in | Benjamin Gitlow | 104 | |||
| Independent}}" | Write-in | H. Morgan | 6 | |||
| Independent}}" | Write-in | Scattering | 151 |
Results by county
| County | Herbert Hoover | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican/Prohibition | Al Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic | Norman Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socialist | William Z. Foster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Communist | Scattering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total | 1,162,323 | 64.69% | 614,365 | 34.19% | 19,595 | 1.09% | 112 | 0.01% | 261 | 0.01% | 547,958 | 30.50% | 1,796,656 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alameda | 118,539 | 65.42% | 60,875 | 33.60% | 1,717 | 0.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 63 | 0.03% | 57,664 | 31.82% | 181,194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alpine | 49 | 94.23% | 3 | 5.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 46 | 88.46% | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amador | 990 | 44.12% | 1,246 | 55.53% | 8 | 0.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -256 | -11.41% | 2,244 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butte | 6,306 | 60.45% | 3,946 | 37.83% | 180 | 1.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,360 | 22.62% | 10,432 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calaveras | 1,262 | 53.79% | 1,066 | 45.44% | 18 | 0.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 196 | 8.35% | 2,346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colusa | 1,752 | 56.30% | 1,338 | 42.99% | 22 | 0.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 414 | 13.30% | 3,112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contra Costa | 13,495 | 60.38% | 8,573 | 38.36% | 281 | 1.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,922 | 22.02% | 22,349 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Del Norte | 771 | 55.87% | 599 | 43.41% | 10 | 0.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 172 | 12.46% | 1,380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Dorado | 1,228 | 44.25% | 1,516 | 54.63% | 31 | 1.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -288 | -10.38% | 2,775 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno | 20,687 | 54.30% | 16,884 | 44.32% | 527 | 1.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,803 | 9.98% | 38,098 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glenn | 2,466 | 65.03% | 1,297 | 34.20% | 29 | 0.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,169 | 30.83% | 3,792 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt | 9,162 | 69.75% | 3,726 | 28.37% | 247 | 1.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,436 | 41.39% | 13,135 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Imperial | 5,417 | 67.61% | 2,486 | 31.03% | 109 | 1.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,931 | 36.58% | 8,012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inyo | 1,206 | 57.37% | 861 | 40.96% | 35 | 1.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 345 | 16.41% | 2,102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kern | 14,692 | 62.67% | 8,541 | 36.43% | 212 | 0.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,151 | 26.24% | 23,445 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kings | 2,947 | 51.51% | 2,701 | 47.21% | 73 | 1.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 246 | 4.30% | 5,721 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake | 1,820 | 65.37% | 926 | 33.26% | 38 | 1.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 894 | 32.11% | 2,784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lassen | 2,111 | 56.73% | 1,597 | 42.92% | 13 | 0.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 514 | 13.81% | 3,721 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 513,526 | 70.22% | 209,945 | 28.71% | 7,589 | 1.04% | 78 | 0.01% | 163 | 0.02% | 303,581 | 41.51% | 731,301 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madera | 2,354 | 54.88% | 1,896 | 44.21% | 37 | 0.86% | 1 | 0.02% | 1 | 0.02% | 458 | 10.68% | 4,289 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marin | 7,862 | 57.44% | 5,686 | 41.54% | 140 | 1.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,176 | 15.90% | 13,688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mariposa | 656 | 55.03% | 517 | 43.37% | 19 | 1.59% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 139 | 11.66% | 1,192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mendocino | 4,810 | 63.39% | 2,628 | 34.63% | 150 | 1.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,182 | 28.76% | 7,588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merced | 4,644 | 60.17% | 2,970 | 38.48% | 104 | 1.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,674 | 21.69% | 7,718 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modoc | 942 | 56.75% | 711 | 42.83% | 7 | 0.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 231 | 13.92% | 1,660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mono | 220 | 61.80% | 127 | 35.67% | 9 | 2.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 93 | 26.12% | 356 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monterey | 7,228 | 63.12% | 4,138 | 36.13% | 86 | 0.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,090 | 26.98% | 11,452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Napa | 4,699 | 57.48% | 3,422 | 41.86% | 54 | 0.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,277 | 15.62% | 8,175 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2,173 | 52.00% | 1,959 | 46.88% | 47 | 1.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 214 | 5.12% | 4,179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orange | 30,572 | 79.35% | 7,611 | 19.75% | 344 | 0.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 22,961 | 59.60% | 38,527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placer | 3,669 | 49.25% | 3,685 | 49.46% | 96 | 1.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -16 | -0.21% | 7,450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plumas | 947 | 45.64% | 1,079 | 52.00% | 49 | 2.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -132 | -6.36% | 2,075 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riverside | 17,600 | 77.94% | 4,769 | 21.12% | 212 | 0.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 12,831 | 56.82% | 22,581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento | 20,762 | 50.83% | 19,684 | 48.19% | 403 | 0.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,078 | 2.64% | 40,849 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Benito | 1,971 | 58.87% | 1,366 | 40.80% | 11 | 0.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 605 | 18.07% | 3,348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Bernardino | 29,229 | 74.73% | 9,436 | 24.13% | 447 | 1.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 19,793 | 50.61% | 39,112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 47,769 | 67.14% | 22,749 | 31.97% | 633 | 0.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 25,020 | 35.16% | 71,151 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 95,987 | 49.11% | 96,632 | 49.44% | 2,799 | 1.43% | 24 | 0.01% | 26 | 0.01% | -645 | -0.33% | 195,468 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Joaquin | 16,695 | 61.10% | 10,343 | 37.85% | 288 | 1.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,352 | 23.25% | 27,326 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Luis Obispo | 5,425 | 60.82% | 3,336 | 37.40% | 159 | 1.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,089 | 23.42% | 8,920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Mateo | 14,360 | 58.87% | 9,755 | 39.99% | 267 | 1.09% | 5 | 0.02% | 5 | 0.02% | 4,605 | 18.88% | 24,392 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 11,666 | 69.44% | 4,954 | 29.49% | 179 | 1.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,712 | 23.25% | 16,799 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 31,710 | 63.81% | 17,589 | 35.39% | 388 | 0.78% | 4 | 0.01% | 3 | 0.01% | 14,121 | 28.42% | 49,694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 8,275 | 68.53% | 3,688 | 30.54% | 112 | 0.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,587 | 37.99% | 12,075 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shasta | 2,301 | 52.20% | 2,025 | 45.94% | 82 | 1.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 276 | 6.26% | 4,408 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sierra | 457 | 51.52% | 420 | 47.35% | 10 | 1.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 37 | 4.17% | 887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siskiyou | 3,758 | 55.49% | 2,916 | 43.06% | 98 | 1.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 842 | 12.43% | 6,772 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solano | 7,061 | 52.32% | 6,278 | 46.51% | 158 | 1.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 783 | 5.80% | 13,497 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma | 12,891 | 59.71% | 8,506 | 39.40% | 194 | 0.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,385 | 20.31% | 21,591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanislaus | 10,753 | 67.13% | 5,063 | 31.61% | 203 | 1.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,690 | 35.52% | 16,019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sutter | 2,239 | 53.98% | 1,875 | 45.20% | 34 | 0.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 364 | 8.78% | 4,148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tehama | 3,393 | 65.58% | 1,650 | 31.89% | 131 | 2.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,743 | 33.69% | 5,174 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity | 447 | 48.85% | 433 | 47.32% | 35 | 3.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 14 | 1.53% | 915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulare | 12,057 | 63.76% | 6,635 | 35.09% | 218 | 1.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,422 | 28.67% | 18,910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuolumne | 1,731 | 54.80% | 1,360 | 43.05% | 68 | 2.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 371 | 11.74% | 3,159 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ventura | 9,017 | 70.17% | 3,717 | 28.92% | 117 | 0.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,300 | 41.24% | 12,851 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yolo | 3,545 | 56.96% | 2,641 | 42.43% | 38 | 0.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 904 | 14.52% | 6,224 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuba | 2,022 | 50.02% | 1,990 | 49.23% | 30 | 0.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 32 | 0.79% | 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
- "Historical Voter Registration and Participation in Statewide General Elections 1910-2018".
- "Statement of Vote at General Election held on November 6, 1928 in the State of California".
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