1928 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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1928 United States presidential election in Mississippi

November 6, 1928 (1928-11-06)

Nominee Al Smith Herbert Hoover Party Democratic Republican Home state New York California Running mate Joseph T. Robinson Charles Curtis Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 124,539 27,153 Percentage 82.10% 17.90%

County Results Smith   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Hoover   50-60%   60-70%

President before election Calvin Coolidge Republican Elected President Herbert Hoover Republican

The 1928 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the wider United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Mississippi voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York, over the Republican nominee, former Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover of California. Smith ran with Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas, while Hoover's running mate was Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis of Kansas.

Smith won Mississippi by a margin of 64.20%. It was his second strongest state, after South Carolina.

This was the first election since 1888 that a Republican won any county in Mississippi, and the first time since 1892 where a county in the state would vote for a candidate who was not a Democrat. Pearl River, Stone County, George County voted Republican for the first time since their creation.

Results

1928 United States presidential election in Mississippi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alfred E. Smith	124,539	82.10%
	Republican	Herbert Hoover	27,153	17.90%
Total votes			151,692	100%