1928 United States presidential election in Missouri

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1928 United States presidential election in Missouri
Flag of Missouri.svg
  1924 November 6, 1928 1932  
  Herbert Hoover - NARA - 532049.jpg Unsuccessful 1928.jpg
Nominee Herbert Hoover Al Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California New York
Running mate Charles Curtis Joseph T. Robinson
Electoral vote180
Popular vote834,080662,562
Percentage55.58%44.15%

Missouri Presidential Election Results 1928.svg
County Results

President before election

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Elected President

Herbert Hoover
Republican

The 1928 United States presidential election in Missouri was held on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election. Voters chose 18 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Missouri voted for the Republican nominee, former Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover of California, over the Democratic nominee, Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York.

Hoover won Missouri by a margin of 11.43 percent. This was the last time Missouri was won by a Republican candidate until Dwight Eisenhower narrowly won the state in 1952.

Results

1928 United States presidential election in Missouri [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Herbert Hoover 834,08055.58%18
Democratic Al Smith 662,56244.15%0
Socialist Norman Thomas 3,7390.25%0
Socialist Labor Verne L. Reynolds 3400.02%0
Totals1,497,721100.00%18

Results by county

1928 United States presidential election in Missouri by county [2]
CountyHerbert Clark Hoover
Republican
Alfred Emmanuel Smith
Democratic
Norman Mattoon Thomas
Socialist
Verne L. Reynolds
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%
Adair 5,53865.70%2,84133.71%480.57%20.02%2,69732.00%8,429
Andrew 4,24366.58%2,11833.23%90.14%30.05%2,12533.34%6,373
Atchison 3,23955.98%2,53543.81%110.19%10.02%70412.17%5,786
Audrain 4,14144.90%5,06754.94%130.14%10.01%-926-10.04%9,222
Barry 5,90162.89%3,43136.57%510.54%00.00%2,47026.32%9,383
Barton 3,66261.19%2,27538.01%480.80%00.00%1,38723.17%5,985
Bates 6,13362.70%3,59436.74%480.49%60.06%2,53925.96%9,781
Benton 3,41172.33%1,29627.48%80.17%10.02%2,11544.85%4,716
Bollinger 3,01462.20%1,82437.64%70.14%10.02%1,19024.56%4,846
Boone 4,87636.61%8,42263.23%180.14%30.02%-3,546-26.62%13,319
Buchanan 20,45962.71%12,11037.12%490.15%60.02%8,34925.59%32,624
Butler 5,59162.48%3,32037.10%300.34%80.09%2,27125.38%8,949
Caldwell 4,16765.82%2,16434.18%00.00%00.00%2,00331.64%6,331
Callaway 3,26938.75%5,15361.08%130.15%20.02%-1,884-22.33%8,437
Camden 2,08577.37%60622.49%40.15%00.00%1,47954.88%2,695
Cape Girardeau 7,34457.25%5,46442.59%200.16%10.01%1,88014.65%12,829
Carroll 5,87561.05%3,73538.81%130.14%10.01%2,14022.24%9,624
Carter 98950.41%96349.08%80.41%20.10%261.33%1,962
Cass 5,29959.11%3,64740.68%170.19%10.01%1,65218.43%8,964
Cedar 3,34065.75%1,72834.02%120.24%00.00%1,61231.73%5,080
Chariton 3,92946.22%4,55953.63%110.13%20.02%-630-7.41%8,501
Christian 3,57675.75%1,12423.81%210.44%00.00%2,45251.94%4,721
Clark 3,25959.83%2,17039.84%150.28%30.06%1,08919.99%5,447
Clay 5,58449.92%5,57449.83%260.23%10.01%100.09%11,185
Clinton 3,73659.98%2,48539.89%40.06%40.06%1,25120.08%6,229
Cole 6,63750.54%6,48149.35%150.11%00.00%1561.19%13,133
Cooper 4,79452.02%4,41347.88%80.09%10.01%3814.13%9,216
Crawford 2,92666.08%1,47633.33%210.47%50.11%1,45032.75%4,428
Dade 3,49770.55%1,45329.31%70.14%00.00%2,04441.23%4,957
Dallas 2,83574.94%93124.61%150.40%20.05%1,90450.33%3,783
Daviess 4,25460.28%2,78939.52%120.17%20.03%1,46520.76%7,057
DeKalb 3,33863.53%1,89836.12%180.34%00.00%1,44027.41%5,254
Dent 2,36755.49%1,87143.86%230.54%50.12%49611.63%4,266
Douglas 3,75884.00%68115.22%330.74%20.04%3,07768.78%4,474
Dunklin 3,60242.37%4,87957.39%200.24%00.00%-1,277-15.02%8,501
Franklin 7,83158.92%5,42940.84%290.22%30.02%2,40218.07%13,292
Gasconade 4,17179.57%1,05820.18%110.21%20.04%3,11359.39%5,242
Gentry 3,50656.04%2,73543.72%150.24%00.00%77112.32%6,256
Greene 22,16666.86%10,90132.88%760.23%80.02%11,26533.98%33,151
Grundy 5,22668.73%2,33230.67%400.53%60.08%2,89438.06%7,604
Harrison 4,81867.36%2,31932.42%150.21%10.01%2,49934.94%7,153
Henry 6,26359.07%4,31940.73%200.19%10.01%1,94418.33%10,603
Hickory 2,23384.68%39915.13%50.19%00.00%1,83469.55%2,637
Holt 3,84566.57%1,91933.22%100.17%20.03%1,92633.34%5,776
Howard 2,25433.54%4,45266.25%120.18%20.03%-2,198-32.71%6,720
Howell 4,86965.26%2,54334.08%470.63%20.03%2,32631.18%7,461
Iron 1,91058.68%1,34241.23%30.09%00.00%56817.45%3,255
Jackson 126,58956.59%96,70343.23%3550.16%300.01%29,88613.36%223,677
Jasper 20,58770.85%8,29228.54%1710.59%90.03%12,29542.31%29,059
Jefferson 6,28554.47%5,23145.34%200.17%20.02%1,0549.14%11,538
Johnson 7,03261.86%4,31637.97%180.16%10.01%2,71623.89%11,367
Knox 2,62854.21%2,21345.65%70.14%00.00%4158.56%4,848
Laclede 3,97165.91%2,03133.71%210.35%20.03%1,94032.20%6,025
Lafayette 7,68756.28%5,93943.48%290.21%30.02%1,74812.80%13,658
Lawrence 6,32863.17%3,64636.40%420.42%10.01%2,68226.77%10,017
Lewis 2,74148.55%2,88251.04%220.39%10.02%-141-2.50%5,646
Lincoln 2,72244.71%3,35655.12%90.15%10.02%-634-10.41%6,088
Linn 6,99661.31%4,39538.52%200.18%00.00%2,60122.79%11,411
Livingston 5,74263.94%3,22135.87%150.17%20.02%2,52128.07%8,980
Macon 5,61853.45%4,83846.03%510.49%30.03%7807.42%10,510
Madison 2,16562.02%1,32637.98%00.00%00.00%83924.03%3,491
Maries 1,41543.79%1,80855.96%80.25%00.00%-393-12.16%3,231
Marion 7,66457.34%5,67942.49%240.18%00.00%1,98514.85%13,367
McDonald 3,68464.79%1,98634.93%160.28%00.00%1,69829.86%5,686
Mercer 2,86975.54%92524.35%40.11%00.00%1,94451.18%3,798
Miller 3,37962.85%1,97936.81%180.33%00.00%1,40026.04%5,376
Mississippi 1,99943.37%2,60256.45%80.17%00.00%-603-13.08%4,609
Moniteau 3,49659.87%2,31039.56%310.53%20.03%1,18620.31%5,839
Monroe 1,37821.69%4,95778.01%190.30%00.00%-3,579-56.33%6,354
Montgomery 3,91063.03%2,28536.84%50.08%30.05%1,62526.20%6,203
Morgan 3,01767.68%1,43232.12%90.20%00.00%1,58535.55%4,458
New Madrid 4,75053.22%4,15346.53%210.24%10.01%5976.69%8,925
Newton 7,05467.77%3,26931.41%820.79%30.03%3,78536.37%10,408
Nodaway 7,16057.40%5,29742.46%120.10%50.04%1,86314.94%12,474
Oregon 1,66246.82%1,88453.07%40.11%00.00%-222-6.25%3,550
Osage 2,47444.40%3,09255.49%60.11%00.00%-618-11.09%5,572
Ozark 2,61682.68%52916.72%170.54%20.06%2,08765.96%3,164
Pemiscot 6,25654.33%5,25945.67%00.00%00.00%9978.66%11,515
Perry 2,64850.49%2,59149.40%60.11%00.00%571.09%5,245
Pettis 10,34664.91%5,55434.85%370.23%20.01%4,79230.06%15,939
Phelps 2,96750.51%2,89649.30%110.19%00.00%711.21%5,874
Pike 4,56954.74%3,74944.91%290.35%00.00%8209.82%8,347
Platte 2,42341.94%3,34457.88%80.14%20.03%-921-15.94%5,777
Polk 5,30769.63%2,30330.22%120.16%00.00%3,00439.41%7,622
Pulaski 2,22953.44%1,93446.37%80.19%00.00%2957.07%4,171
Putnam 3,49873.56%1,24726.23%100.21%00.00%2,25147.34%4,755
Ralls 1,79444.07%2,27355.83%20.05%20.05%-479-11.77%4,071
Randolph 4,82544.50%6,00855.41%90.08%00.00%-1,183-10.91%10,842
Ray 3,28041.70%4,57058.10%140.18%20.03%-1,290-16.40%7,866
Reynolds 1,24743.99%1,58255.80%60.21%00.00%-335-11.82%2,835
Ripley 2,22661.31%1,39538.42%100.28%00.00%83122.89%3,631
Saint Charles 5,40451.43%5,08148.36%160.15%60.06%3233.07%10,507
Saint Clair 3,84668.88%1,70130.46%310.56%60.11%2,14538.41%5,584
Saint Francois 9,04068.34%4,17131.53%120.09%50.04%4,86936.81%13,228
Saint Louis 42,57255.53%33,80244.09%2730.36%200.03%8,77011.44%76,667
Saint Louis City 161,70147.67%176,42852.01%9450.28%1200.04%-14,727-4.34%339,194
Sainte Genevieve 1,09930.09%2,54769.74%60.16%00.00%-1,448-39.65%3,652
Saline 6,78051.98%6,25147.92%130.10%00.00%5294.06%13,044
Schuyler 1,82250.22%1,79749.53%90.25%00.00%250.69%3,628
Scotland 2,35051.47%2,19448.05%220.48%00.00%1563.42%4,566
Scott 3,77942.25%5,15957.68%50.06%10.01%-1,380-15.43%8,944
Shannon 1,54244.62%1,88454.51%290.84%10.03%-342-9.90%3,456
Shelby 2,30342.12%3,15857.75%70.13%00.00%-855-15.64%5,468
Stoddard 4,90654.81%4,01644.87%290.32%00.00%1563.42%4,566
Stone 2,97283.88%55915.78%120.34%00.00%2,41368.11%3,543
Sullivan 4,18355.80%3,29243.92%190.25%20.03%89111.89%7,496
Taney 2,31970.23%97129.41%100.30%20.06%1,34840.82%3,302
Texas 4,05056.78%3,06743.00%160.22%00.00%98313.78%7,133
Vernon 5,78360.94%3,67638.74%310.33%00.00%2,10722.20%9,490
Warren 2,61072.10%99927.60%110.30%00.00%1,61144.50%3,620
Washington 3,01958.96%2,09140.84%90.18%10.02%92818.13%5,120
Wayne 2,66256.82%2,01142.92%120.26%00.00%65113.90%4,685
Webster 4,00262.99%2,34336.88%60.09%20.03%1,65926.11%6,353
Worth 1,83956.46%1,40743.20%110.34%00.00%43213.26%3,257
Wright 4,50469.28%1,97330.35%210.32%30.05%2,53138.93%6,501
Totals834,08055.57%662,68444.15%3,7390.25%3420.02%171,39611.42%1,500,845

See also

References

  1. "1928 Presidential General Election Results – Missouri". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  2. "MO US President Race, November 06, 1928". Our Campaigns.