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Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover ran for president in 1928, 1932 and won once. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1932 Lost

Republican
Electoral votes
59of 531
Popular vote
15,760,42539.60%
States carried
6
Running mate
Charles Curtis

Opponents: Franklin D. Roosevelt (472 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaskaArizona: lostArkansas: lostCalifornia: lostColorado: lostConnecticut: wonDelaware: wonDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: lostGeorgia: lostHawaiiIdaho: lostIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansas: lostKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: wonMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: lostMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: lostNevada: lostNew Hampshire: wonNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: lostNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: lostOhio: lostOklahoma: lostOregon: lostPennsylvania: wonRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: lostSouth Dakota: lostTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtah: lostVermont: wonVirginia: lostWashington: lostWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyoming: lostVermont: wonNew Hampshire: wonMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: wonNew Jersey: lostDelaware: wonMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1932 (coloured), shaded by margin.

1928 Won

Republican
Electoral votes
444of 531
Popular vote
21,432,82358.20%
States carried
40
Running mate
Charles Curtis

Opponents: Alfred E. Smith (87 EV).

Carried: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Head-to-head

Questions and answers

How many times did Herbert Hoover run for president?

2 times (1928, 1932), winning in 1928.

How many electoral votes did Herbert Hoover win?

1932: 59; 1928: 444.

What share of the popular vote did Herbert Hoover get?

1932: 39.6% (15,760,425 votes); 1928: 58.2% (21,432,823 votes).

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