1928 U.S. Presidential Election

Nationwide · 2 tickets

Who won the 1928 U.S. Presidential Election?

Herbert Hoover won the 1928 U.S. Presidential Election. Herbert Hoover received 21,392,190 popular votes (58%) and 444 electoral votes. The main challenger was Al Smith (40.7%).

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Hoover won the electoral college 444–87
58% popular · 21,392,190 votes
Running mate: Charles Curtis
40.7% popular · 15,016,443 votes
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.