1928 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 1928

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 38 0 Popular vote 2,055,382 1,067,586 Percentage 65.24% 33.89%

County results

President before election Calvin Coolidge Republican Elected President Herbert Hoover Republican

The 1928 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 6, 1928 throughout the continuous 48 states. Voters chose 38 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Pennsylvania overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, over the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Al Smith. Hoover won Pennsylvania by a landslide margin of 31.35%. The Republicans at this time were associated with the booming economy of the 1920s while Smith was associated with the corruption of Tammany Hall.

Results

United States presidential
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Herbert Hoover	2,055,382	65.24%	38
	Democratic	Al Smith	1,067,586	33.89%	0
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	18,647	0.59%	0
	Communist	William Foster	4,726	0.15%	0
	Prohibition	William Varney	3,875	0.12%	0
	Socialist Labor	Verne Reynolds	380	0.01%	0
	Write-ins	Write-ins	14	0.00%	0