1928 United States presidential election in West Virginia

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1928 United States presidential election in West Virginia

November 6, 1928

Nominee Herbert Hoover Al Smith Party Republican Democratic Home state California New York Running mate Charles Curtis Joseph T. Robinson Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 375,551 263,784 Percentage 58.43% 41.04%

President before election Calvin Coolidge Republican Elected President Herbert Hoover Republican

The 1928 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

West Virginia voted for the Republican nominee, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover of California, over the Democratic nominee, Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York. Hoover's running mate was Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis of Kansas, while Smith ran with Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas.

Hoover won the state by a margin of 17.39%. This is the last time in the 20th century that a non-incumbent republican won West Virginia.

Results

1928 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Herbert Hoover	375,551	58.43%	8
	Democratic	Alfred E. Smith	263,784	41.04%	0
	Prohibition	William F. Varney	1,703	0.26%	0
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	1,313	0.20%	0
	Workers	William Z. Foster	401	0.06%	0
	N/A	Write-ins	9	0.01%	0
Totals			642,752	100.00%	8