U.S. presidential election, 1928

The U.S. presidential election of 1928 pitted RepublicanHerbert Hoover against Democrat Alfred E. Smith. The Republicans were identified with the booming economy of the 1920s and Smith, a Roman Catholic, suffered politically from anti-Catholic prejudice, leading to a landslide victory for Hoover.

General election

Results

The election was held on November 6, 1928.

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November 6 - 1928

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Republican candidate Herbert Hoover won election by a wide margin on pledges to continue the economic boom of the Coolidge years. Smith won the electorial votes only of the traditionally Democratic US South and a few New England States. Smith's narrow victories in traditionally Republican Massachusetts and Rhode Island, were attributed by some to his religion helped him among the large immigrant populations. Hoover even triumphed in Smith's home state of New York by a narrow margin.

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Coolidge - US South - New England - Massachusetts - Rhode Island - Immigrant - New York

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The 1928 election was historically significant for two reasons. One, the Democrats won a majority of large cities for the first time. Two, several states of the Solid South broke away to the Republicans for the first time since Reconstruction.

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Solid South - Reconstruction

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Source (Popular Vote): {{Leip PV source 2| year=1928| as of=July 28, 2005}}

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July 28 - 2005

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Source (Electoral Vote): {{National Archives EV source| year=1928| as of=July 28, 2005}}

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July 28 - 2005

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