1928 United States presidential election in North Dakota

1928 United States presidential election in North Dakota
	November 6, 1928
	November 6, 1928
Hoover 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%	Smith 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
President before election; Calvin Coolidge; Republican	Elected President ; Herbert Hoover; Republican

The 1928 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

North Dakota voted for the Republican nominee, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, over the Democratic nominee, Governor of New York Al Smith. Hoover ran with Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis of Kansas, whilst Smith ran with Senate Minority Leader Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas.

Although Hoover carried the state, Smith – aided by La Follette’s family’s endorsement of him after La Follette died[1] and North Dakota’s predominantly German Catholic and Lutheran culture – made a massive advance upon James M. Cox’ and John W. Davis’ performances earlier in the decade. Whereas North Dakota had been Cox’ and Davis’ second-weakest state in 1920 and 1924, it voted 7.07 points more Democratic than the nation at-large in 1928. In some counties that were largely Lutheran, Smith still made tremendous gains because of his opposition to Prohibition, which was repealed concurrently with this election at a statewide level in North Dakota.[2] This allowed Smith to be the first Democrat to carry McIntosh County – which had been the nation’s most Republican county in 1920[3] and where no Democrat had previously gained over 22% of the vote – Logan County, Mercer County, Morton County and Sioux County.[4]

Results

Presidential Candidate	Running Mate	Party	Electoral Vote (EV)	Popular Vote (PV)
Herbert Hoover of California	Charles Curtis	Republican	5[5]	131,441	54.80%
Al Smith	Joseph T. Robinson	Democratic	0	106,648	44.46%
Norman Thomas	James Maurer	Social Production and Distribution	0	936	0.39%
William Z. Foster	Benjamin Gitlow	Workers’ and Farmers’ Government	0	842	0.35%

References

Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 59 ISBN 0786422173
Okrent, David; Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, p. 309 ISBN 9781464023255
"David Leip's Election Atlas statistics for 1920". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
Menendez; Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, pp. 271-273
"1928 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

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[Geography-1] Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 59 ISBN 0786422173

[2] Okrent, David; Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, p. 309 ISBN 9781464023255

[3] "David Leip's Election Atlas statistics for 1920". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.

[4] Menendez; Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, pp. 271-273

[results-5] "1928 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.