The 1928 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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County Results
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Nevada was won by former Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover (R–California), running with Senator Charles Curtis, with 56.54% of the popular vote, against Governor Al Smith (D–New York), running with Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson, with 43.46% of the popular vote.[1]
Results
editParty | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
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Republican Party | Herbert Hoover | Noble H. Getchell | 18,327 | |
Republican Party | Herbert Hoover | W. H. Moffat | 18,291 | |
Republican Party | Herbert Hoover | Andrew L. Haight | 18,261 | |
Democratic Party | Al Smith | Horace A. Agee | 14,090 | |
Democratic Party | Al Smith | Earl W. Nungesser | 14,054 | |
Democratic Party | Al Smith | Ray Staley | 14,036 | |
Votes cast[a] | 32,417 |
Results by county
editCounty | Herbert Clark Hoover Republican |
Alfred Emmanuel Smith Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast[b] | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Churchill | 1,126 | 59.99% | 751 | 40.01% | 375 | 19.98% | 1,877 |
Clark | 1,284 | 56.61% | 984 | 43.39% | 300 | 13.23% | 2,268 |
Douglas | 456 | 71.03% | 186 | 28.97% | 270 | 42.06% | 642 |
Elko | 1,876 | 56.54% | 1,442 | 43.46% | 434 | 13.08% | 3,318 |
Esmeralda | 305 | 47.21% | 341 | 52.79% | -36 | -5.57% | 646 |
Eureka | 251 | 49.02% | 261 | 50.98% | -10 | -1.95% | 512 |
Humboldt | 783 | 56.53% | 602 | 43.47% | 181 | 13.07% | 1,385 |
Lander | 456 | 59.22% | 314 | 40.78% | 142 | 18.44% | 770 |
Lincoln | 553 | 50.50% | 542 | 49.50% | 11 | 1.00% | 1,095 |
Lyon | 927 | 56.84% | 704 | 43.16% | 223 | 13.67% | 1,631 |
Mineral | 275 | 45.76% | 326 | 54.24% | -51 | -8.49% | 601 |
Nye | 958 | 46.04% | 1,123 | 53.96% | -165 | -7.93% | 2,081 |
Ormsby | 590 | 58.07% | 426 | 41.93% | 164 | 16.14% | 1,016 |
Pershing | 543 | 54.57% | 452 | 45.43% | 91 | 9.15% | 995 |
Storey | 185 | 40.57% | 271 | 59.43% | -86 | -18.86% | 456 |
Washoe | 5,767 | 59.34% | 3,952 | 40.66% | 1,815 | 18.67% | 9,719 |
White Pine | 1,992 | 58.50% | 1,413 | 41.50% | 579 | 17.00% | 3,405 |
Totals | 18,327 | 56.54% | 14,090 | 43.46% | 4,237 | 13.07% | 32,417 |
Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic
editCounties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editCounties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editSee also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "1928 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ Official Returns of the General Election of 1928. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 11.