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Alfred E. Smith

Alfred E. Smith ran for president in 1928. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

1928 Lost

Democratic
Electoral votes
87of 531
Popular vote
15,004,33640.80%
States carried
8
Running mate
Joseph Robinson

Opponents: Herbert Hoover (444 EV).

Alabama: wonAlaskaArizona: lostArkansas: wonCalifornia: lostColorado: lostConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: lostGeorgia: wonHawaiiIdaho: lostIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansas: lostKentucky: lostLouisiana: wonMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: wonMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: wonMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: lostNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: lostNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: lostOhio: lostOklahoma: lostOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: wonSouth Carolina: wonSouth Dakota: lostTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtah: lostVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashington: lostWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyoming: lostVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: wonRhode Island: wonConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1928 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Alfred E. Smith run for president?

1 time (1928), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Alfred E. Smith win?

1928: 87.

What share of the popular vote did Alfred E. Smith get?

1928: 40.8% (15,004,336 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data