United States presidential election in Virginia, 1928

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1928

November 6, 1928

Nominee Herbert Hoover Al Smith Party Republican Democratic Home state Iowa New York Running mate Charles Curtis Joseph T. Robinson Electoral vote 12 0 Popular vote 164,609 140,146 Percentage 53.91% 45.90%

President before election Calvin Coolidge Republican Elected President Herbert Hoover Republican

The 1928 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 6, 1928 throughout the 48 contiguous states. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Republican nominee, former United States Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, over the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Al Smith. Hoover ultimately won the national election with 58.21% of the vote. This was only the second election that Virginia had voted for a Republican candidate. The first was in 1872 during the Reconstruction era.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1928[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Herbert Hoover	164,609	53.91%	12
	Democratic	Al Smith	140,146	45.90%	0
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	250	0.08%	0
	Socialist Labor	Verne L. Reynolds	180	0.06%	0
	Workers	William Z. Foster	173	0.06%	0
Totals			305,358	100.00%	12

References

1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1928election.pdf