1928 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1928 Presidential election year November 6 Republican Party (US)Calvin Coolidge (R) 71st Republican hold Herbert Hoover (R) 444 Al Smith (D) 87 Republican +17.4% 1928 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Hoover, blue denotes states won by Smith. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. 35 of 96 seats (32 Class 1 seats + 5 special elections)2 Class 1 seats held both a regularly-scheduled election and a special election in 1928. These two seats are not double-counted for the total number of seats contested. Republican hold Republican +8Republicans picked up six seats in the regularly-scheduled elections and an additional two seats in the special elections. 400px 1928 Senate election results #0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold #CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold #B2DE8A Farmer-Labor hold All 435 voting members Republican hold Republican +32 400px 1928 House of Representatives results 35 Republican +3 1928 gubernatorial election results #92C5DE Democratic hold #CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold Elections took place on November 6, 1928. In the last election before the start of the Great Depression, the Republican Party retained control of the presidency and bolstered their majority in both chambers of Congress. Republican former Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover defeated Democratic nominee New York Governor Al Smith.1928 Presidential Election https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/elections/1928 Mar 7, 2025 The American Presidency ProjectStatistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 6, 1928 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1928election.pdf U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk 29 December 2011 Hoover won a landslide victory, taking several Southern states and winning almost every state outside the South. The Democrats suffered from voter prejudice against Roman Catholics, like Smith. As incumbent President Calvin Coolidge declined to seek re-election, Hoover won the Republican nomination on the first ballot. Like Hoover, Smith also won his party's nomination on the first ballot. The Republicans gained thirty-two seats in the House of Representatives, furthering a majority over the Democrats. The Republicans also increased a majority in the Senate, gaining eight seats. See also 1928 United States presidential election 1928 United States House of Representatives elections 1928 United States Senate elections 1928 United States gubernatorial elections References 1928