1928 United States presidential election

The **1928 United States presidential election** was the 36th election in the history of the United States. It happened on November 6, 1928. The election was won by Herbert Hoover. Incumbent President Calvin Coolidge, who had been president since the death of Warren G. Harding in 1923 and was elected to a full term in 1924, decided not to run for re-election.

Al Smith, the losing candidate who was a Roman Catholic, was the first Catholic nominee for a major party in American history. He faced widespread anti-Catholic opposition. Hoover was a Protestant since he grew up in a Quaker family. It wasn't until 1960 that a Roman Catholic, John F. Kennedy, was elected.

Charles Curtis was elected vice president, becoming the first Native American and the first person with acknowledged non-European ancestry to reach that office, a feat that was not repeated until 2021, when Kamala Harris became vice president under President Joe Biden

### Republican Party

|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#E81B23; width:200px;"|Herbert Hoover|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#E81B23; width:200px;"|Charles Curtis|
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|colspan="30" style="background:#f1f1f1;"|<big>**19**</big><big>**28 Republican Party ticket**</big>|||
|style="width:3em; width:200px;"|***for President***|style="width:3em; width:200px;"|***for Vice President***|
|3rd U.S. Secreatry of Commerce <small>(192</small><small>1-1928)</small>|U.S. Senator from Kansas <small>(1907–1913 & 1915–1929)</small>|||
- Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce <small>(nominee)</small>
- Frank Orren Lowden, former Governor of Illinois
- Charles Curtis, Senate Majority Leader from Kansas <small>(vice-presidential nominee)</small>
**Candidates gallery**

### Democratic Party

|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#3333FF; width:200px;"|Al Smith|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#3333FF; width:200px;"|Joseph Taylor Robinson|
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|colspan="29" style="background:#f1f1f1;"|<big>**192**</big><big>**8 Democratic Party Ticket**</big>|||
|style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;"|***for President***|style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;"|***for Vice President***|
|42nd & 44th Governor of New York <small>(1919–1920 & 1923–1928)</small>|U.S. Senator from Arkansas <small>(1913–1937)</small>|||
- Al Smith, Governor of New York <small>_(nominee)_</small>
- Cordell Hull, Representative from Tennessee
- James A. Reed, Senator from Missouri
- Atlee Pomerene, former Senator from Ohio
**Candidates gallery**

## Infobox (election)

- **election name**: 1928 United States presidential election
- **country**: United States
- **flag year**: 1912
- **type**: presidential
- **ongoing**: no
- **previous election**: 1924 United States presidential election
- **previous year**: 1924
- **election date**: November 6, 1928
- **next election**: 1932 United States presidential election
- **next year**: 1932
- **votes for election**: 531 members of the Electoral College (United States), Electoral College
- **needed votes**: 266 electoral
- **turnout**: 56.9%  8.0 percentage point, pp
- **image1**:
- **nominee1**: **Herbert Hoover**
- **party1**: Republican Party (United States)
- **home state1**: California
- **running mate1**: **Charles Curtis**
- **electoral vote1**: **444**
- **states carried1**: **40**
- **popular vote1**: **21,427,123**
- **percentage1**: **58.2%**
- **image2**:
- **nominee2**: Al Smith
- **party2**: Democratic Party (United States)
- **home state2**: New York (state), New York
- **running mate2**: Joseph Taylor Robinson, Joseph T. Robinson
- **electoral vote2**: 87
- **states carried2**: 8
- **popular vote2**: 15,015,464
- **percentage2**: 40.8%
- **map size**: 350px
- **map caption**: Presidential election results map. <span style="color:red;">Red</span> denotes states won by Hoover/Curtis, <span style="color:blue;">blue</span> denotes those won by Smith/Robinson. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
- **title**: President
- **before election**: Calvin Coolidge
- **before party**: Republican Party (United States)
- **after election**: Herbert Hoover
- **after party**: Republican Party (United States)
- **map image**: ElectoralCollege1928.svg