1928 United States presidential election in Nevada

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1928 United States presidential election in Nevada
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  1924 November 6, 1928 1932  

All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
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Nominee Herbert Hoover Al Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California New York
Running mate Charles Curtis Joseph Taylor Robinson
Electoral vote30
Popular vote18,32714,090
Percentage56.54%43.46%

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County Results

President before election

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Elected President

Herbert Hoover
Republican

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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Nevada was won by former Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover (RCalifornia), running with Senator Charles Curtis, with 56.54% of the popular vote, against Governor Al Smith (DNew York), running with Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson, with 43.46% of the popular vote. [1]

Results

General Election Results [2]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Republican Party Herbert HooverNoble H. Getchell18,327
Republican Party Herbert HooverW. H. Moffat18,291
Republican Party Herbert HooverAndrew L. Haight18,261
Democratic Party Al SmithHorace A. Agee14,090
Democratic Party Al SmithEarl W. Nungesser14,054
Democratic Party Al SmithRay Staley14,036
Votes cast [a] 32,417

Results by county

CountyHerbert Clark Hoover
Republican
Alfred Emmanuel Smith
Democratic
MarginTotal votes cast [b]
#%#%#%
Churchill 1,12659.99%75140.01%37519.98%1,877
Clark 1,28456.61%98443.39%30013.23%2,268
Douglas 45671.03%18628.97%27042.06%642
Elko 1,87656.54%1,44243.46%43413.08%3,318
Esmeralda 30547.21%34152.79%-36-5.57%646
Eureka 25149.02%26150.98%-10-1.95%512
Humboldt 78356.53%60243.47%18113.07%1,385
Lander 45659.22%31440.78%14218.44%770
Lincoln 55350.50%54249.50%111.00%1,095
Lyon 92756.84%70443.16%22313.67%1,631
Mineral 27545.76%32654.24%-51-8.49%601
Nye 95846.04%1,12353.96%-165-7.93%2,081
Ormsby 59058.07%42641.93%16416.14%1,016
Pershing 54354.57%45245.43%919.15%995
Storey 18540.57%27159.43%-86-18.86%456
Washoe 5,76759.34%3,95240.66%1,81518.67%9,719
White Pine 1,99258.50%1,41341.50%57917.00%3,405
Totals18,32756.54%14,09043.46%4,23713.07%32,417

Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

  1. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. Based on highest elector on each ticket

References

  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.