1928 United States elections
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| Election day | November 6 |
|---|---|
| Incumbent president | Calvin Coolidge(Republican) |
| Next Congress | 71st |
| Presidential election | |
| Partisan control | Republican hold |
| Popular vote margin | Republican +17.4% |
| Electoral vote | |
| Herbert Hoover(R) | 444 |
| Al Smith(D) | 87 |
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| 1928 presidential election results.Reddenotes states won by Hoover,bluedenotes states won by Smith. Numbers indicate theelectoral voteswon by each candidate. | |
| Senate elections | |
| Overall control | Republican hold |
| Seats contested | 35 of 96 seats (32 Class 1 seats + 5 special elections)[1] |
| Net seat change | Republican +8[2] |
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| 1928 Senate election results
Democratic gainDemocratic hold | |
| House elections | |
| Overall control | Republican hold |
| Seats contested | All 435 voting members |
| Net seat change | Republican +32 |
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| 1928 House of Representatives results | |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 35 |
| Net seat change | Republican +3 |
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| 1928 gubernatorial election results
Democratic hold | |
The1928 United States electionstook place on November 6. In the last election before the start of theGreat Depression,theRepublican Partyretained control of the presidency and bolstered their majority in both chambers of Congress.
Republican formerSecretary of CommerceHerbert HooverdefeatedDemocraticnomineeNew York GovernorAl Smith.[3][4]Hoover won a landslide victory, taking several Southern states and winning almost every state outside the South. Democrats suffered from voter prejudice against Roman Catholics like Smith. As incumbent PresidentCalvin Coolidgedeclined to seek re-election, Hoover won theRepublican nominationon the first ballot. Like Hoover, Smith also wonhis party's nominationon the first ballot.
The Republicans gained thirty-two seats in the House of Representatives, furthering a majority over the Democrats. The Republicans also increased a majority in the Senate, gaining eight seats.[4]
See also[edit]
- 1928 United States presidential election
- 1928 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1928 United States Senate elections
- 1928 United States gubernatorial elections
References[edit]
- ^2 Class 1 seats held both a regularly-scheduled election and a special election in 1928. These two seats are not double-counted for the total number of seats contested.
- ^Republicans picked up six seats in the regularly-scheduled elections and an additional two seats in the special elections.
- ^"1928 Presidential Election".The American Presidency Project.Retrieved29 December2011.
- ^ab"Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 6, 1928"(PDF).U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk.Retrieved29 December2011.
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