1928 United States presidential election in Nevada

1928 United States presidential election in Nevada
All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
Hoover 50-60% 70-80%	Smith 50-60%
President before election; Calvin Coolidge ; Republican	Elected President; Herbert Hoover ; Republican

Last updated August 22, 2024

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.

Results

General Election Results^[2]
Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}				32,417

Results by county

County	Herbert Clark Hoover Republican		Alfred Emmanuel Smith Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast^{[lower-alpha 2]}
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast^{[lower-alpha 2]}
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

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Clark

Notes

↑ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
↑ Based on highest elector on each ticket

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References

↑ "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.

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[3] Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket

[4] Based on highest elector on each ticket

[Leip-1] "1928 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

[2] Official Returns of the General Election of 1928. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 11.

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