1928 United States presidential election in Maryland

1928 United States presidential election in Maryland

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Nominee Herbert Hoover Al Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California New York
Running mate Charles Curtis Joseph T. Robinson
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 301,479 223,626
Percentage 57.06% 42.33%

County Results

President before election

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Elected President

Herbert Hoover
Republican

The 1928 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 6, 1928 as part of the 1928 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Herbert Hoover would win Maryland by a margin of 14.73 percent against Al Smith. Hoover won all eight of the state's electoral votes as a result. Despite Hoover's landslide win, Maryland voted 2.68% more Democratic than the nation at-large.[1] Hoover became the first ever Republican victor in Wicomico and Worcester counties.[2] Maryland would not vote Republican again until 1948.[3]

  1. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Maryland - Google Drive". docs.google.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "1928 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved August 11, 2020.