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1928 United States presidential election in Nevada

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1928 United States presidential election in Nevada

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All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Herbert Hoover Al Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California New York
Running mate Charles Curtis Joseph Taylor Robinson
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 18,327 14,090
Percentage 56.54% 43.46%

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.

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

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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[a] 32,417

Results by county

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County Herbert Clark Hoover
Republican
Alfred Emmanuel Smith
Democratic
Margin Total votes cast[b]
# % # % # %
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

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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Notes

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

References

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  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.