# Electoral history of Herbert Hoover

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Electoral history of Herbert Hoover, who served as the 31st president of the United States (1929–1933) and 3rd United States Secretary of Commerce (1921–1928).
1920 Democratic presidential primaries:
* Unpledged delegates - 165,460 (29.85%)
* A. Mitchell Palmer - 91,543 (16.51%)
* James M. Cox - 86,194 (15.55%)
* William McAdoo - 74,987 (13.53%)
* Gilbert M. Hitchcock - 37,452 (6.76%)
* Edward I. Edwards - 28,470 (5.14%)
* Herbert Hoover - 28,042 (5.06%)
* William Jennings Bryan - 20,893 (3.77%)
* Robert G. Ross - 13,179 (2.38%)
* James W. Gerard - 4,706 (0.85%)
1920 Republican presidential primaries:
* Hiram W. Johnson - 965,651 (30.30%)
* Leonard Wood - 710,863 (22.30%)
* Frank O. Lowden - 389,127 (12.21%)
* Herbert Hoover - 303,815 (9.53%)
* Unpledged delegates - 298,109 (9.35%)
* Edward R. Wood - 257,841 (8.09%)
* Warren G. Harding - 144,762 (4.54%)
* John J. Pershing - 45,640 (1.43%)
* Howard Sutherland - 33,849 (1.06%)
1920 Republican National Convention (Presidential tally):
Presidential Balloting, RNC 1920 :
| Ballot | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Before shifts | 10 After shifts |
| Warren G. Harding | 65.5 | 59 | 58.5 | 61.5 | 78 | 89 | 105 | 133 | 374.5 | 644.7 | 692.2 |
| Leonard Wood | 287.5 | 289.5 | 303 | 314.5 | 299 | 311.5 | 312 | 299 | 249 | 181.5 | 156 |
| Frank Lowden | 211.5 | 259.5 | 282.5 | 289 | 303 | 311.5 | 311.5 | 307 | 121.5 | 28 | 11 |
| Hiram Johnson | 133.5 | 146 | 148 | 140.5 | 133.5 | 110 | 99.5 | 87 | 82 | 80.8 | 80.8 |
| William C. Sproul | 84 | 78.5 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 82.5 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Murray Butler | 69.5 | 41 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Calvin Coolidge | 34 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 5 |
| Robert M. La Follette | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Jeter C. Pritchard | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Poindexter | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Howard Sutherland | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herbert C. Hoover | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10.5 | 9.5 |
| Scattering | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 3.5 |
1928 Republican presidential primaries:
* Herbert Hoover - 2,045,928 (49.73%)
* Frank O. Lowden - 1,317,799 (32.03%)
* George W. Norris - 259,548 (6.31%)
* James Eli Watson - 228,795 (5.56%)
* Guy D. Goff - 128,429 (3.12%)
* Frank B. Willis - 84,461 (2.05%)
* Calvin Coolidge (inc.) - 12,985 (0.32%)
* Charles G. Dawes - 12,297 (0.30%)
1928 Republican National Convention (Presidential tally):
* Herbert Hoover - 837 (76.86%)
* Frank O. Lowden - 74 (6.80%)
* Charles Curtis - 64 (5.88%)
* James Eli Watson - 45 (4.13%)
* George W. Norris - 24 (2.20%)
* Guy D. Goff - 18 (1.65%)
* Calvin Coolidge (inc.) - 17 (1.56%)
* Blank - 5 (0.46%)
* Charles G. Dawes - 4 (0.37%)
* Charles Evans Hughes - 1 (0.09%)
1928 United States presidential election:
* Herbert Hoover/Charles Curtis (R) - 21,427,123 (58.2%) and 444 electoral votes (40 states carried)
* Al Smith/Joseph Taylor Robinson (D) - 15,015,464 (40.8%) and 87 electoral votes (8 states carried)
* Norman Thomas/James H. Maurer (Socialist) - 267,478 (0.7%)
* William Z. Foster/Benjamin Gitlow (Communist) - 48,551 (0.1%)
* Others - 48,396 (0.1%)
1932 Republican presidential primaries:
* Joseph I. France - 1,137,948 (47.50%)
* Herbert Hoover (incumbent) - 861,602 (35.96%)
* George W. Norris - 139,514 (5.82%)
* Jacob S. Coxey - 100,844 (4.21%)
* Hiram W. Johnson - 64,464 (2.69%)
* Olin J. Ross - 48,867 (2.04%)
* Unpledged delegates - 1,236 (0.05%)
* Others - 6,126 (0.26%)
1932 Republican National Convention (Presidential tally):
* Herbert Hoover (incumbent) - 1,127 (97.92%)
* John J. Blaine - 13 (1.13%)
* Calvin Coolidge - 5 (0.43%)
* Joseph I. France - 4 (0.35%)
* Charles W. Dawes - 1 (0.09%)
* James W. Wadsworth - 1 (0.09%)
1932 United States presidential election
* Franklin D. Roosevelt/John Nance Garner (D) - 22,821,277 (57.4%) and 472 electoral votes (42 states carried)
* Herbert Hoover/Charles Curtis (R) (inc.) - 15,761,254 (39.7%) and 59 electoral votes (6 states carried)
* Norman Thomas/James H. Maurer (Socialist) - 884,885 (2.2%)
* William Z. Foster/James H. Ford (Communist) - 103,307 (0.3%)
* William D. Upshaw/Frank S. Regan (Prohibition) - 81,905 (0.2%)
* William Hope Harvey/Frank Hemenway (Liberty) - 53,425 (0.1%)
* Verne L. Reynolds/J.W. Aiken (Socialist Labor) - 33,276 (0.1%)
* Others - 12,569 (0.1%)
1936 Republican presidential primaries:
* William E. Borah - 1,478,676 (44.48%)
* Alf Landon - 729,908 (21.96%)
* Frank Knox - 527,054 (15.85%)
* Earl Warren - 350,917 (10.56%)
* Stephen A. Day - 155,732 (4.69%)
* Warren E. Green - 44,518 (1.34%)
* Leo J. Chassee - 18,986 (0.57%)
* Herbert Hoover - 7,750 (0.23%)
1940 Republican presidential primaries
* Thomas E. Dewey - 1,605,754 (49.76%)
* Jerrold L. Seawell - 538,112 (16.68%)
* Robert A. Taft - 516,428 (16.00%)
* Unpledged - 186,157 (5.77%)
* Charles L. McNary - 133,488 (4.14%)
* R. N. Davis - 106,123 (3.29%)
* Arthur H. Vandenberg - 100,651 (3.12%)
* Wendell Willkie - 21,140 (0.66%)
* Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) - 9,496 (0.29%)
* Arthur H. James - 8,172 (0.25%)
* Herbert Hoover - 1,082 (0.03%)
* John W. Bricker - 188 (0.01%)
1940 Republican National Convention (Presidential tally):
First ballot:
* Thomas E. Dewey - 360
* Robert A. Taft - 189
* Wendell Willkie - 105
* Arthur H. Vandenberg - 76
* Arthur H. James - 74
* Joseph William Martin - 44
* Scattering - 40
* Hanford MacNider - 34
* Frank E. Gannett - 33
* Styles Bridges - 28
* Herbert Hoover - 17
Second ballot:
* Thomas E. Dewey - 338
* Robert A. Taft - 203
* Wendell Willkie - 171
* Arthur H. Vandenberg - 73
* Arthur H. James - 66
* Hanford MacNider - 34
* Frank E. Gannett - 30
* Scattering - 29
* Joseph William Martin - 26
* Herbert Hoover - 21
* Styles Bridges - 9
Third ballot:
* Thomas E. Dewey - 315
* Wendell Willkie - 259
* Robert A. Taft - 212
* Arthur H. Vandenberg - 72
* Arthur H. James - 59
* Herbert Hoover - 32
* Hanford MacNider - 28
* Frank E. Gannett - 11
* Scattering - 11
* Styles Bridges - 1
Fourth ballot:
* Wendell Willkie - 306
* Robert A. Taft - 254
* Thomas E. Dewey - 250
* Arthur H. Vandenberg - 61
* Arthur H. James - 56
* Herbert Hoover - 31
* Scattering - 11
* Frank E. Gannett - 4
* Styles Bridges - 1
Fifth ballot:
* Wendell Willkie - 429
* Robert A. Taft - 377
* Arthur H. James - 59
* Thomas E. Dewey - 57
* Arthur H. Vandenberg - 42
* Herbert Hoover - 20
* Scattering - 11
* Handorf MacNider - 4
* Frank E. Gannett - 1
Sixth ballot (before shifts):
* Wendell Willkie - 655
* Robert A. Taft - 318
* Thomas E. Dewey - 11
* Herbert Hoover - 10
* Scattering - 5
* Frank E. Gannett - 1