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Tennessee · 1928 presidential election

Tennessee presidential election results 1928

Herbert Hoover carried Tennessee by 10.83 points (38,245 votes), winning 12 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
12
Votes counted
353,192
TN result
R+10.8
Compared with the nation
6.6 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1924
20.3 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Herbert HooverRepublican195,38855.30%12
Alfred E. SmithDemocratic157,14344.50%—
Total votes353,192

Sources: 1928

Questions and answers

Who won Tennessee in 1928?

Herbert Hoover won Tennessee by 10.83 percentage points (38,245 votes).

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1928?

Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes in 1928.

How many people voted for president in Tennessee in 1928?

353,192 votes were counted for president.

How did Tennessee change from 1924 to 1928?

The margin moved 20.3 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 9.5 points to Republican by 10.8 points.

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