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

 Candidates 

 Republican Party 
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 Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce (nominee)
 Frank Orren Lowden, former Governor of Illinois
 Charles Curtis, Senate Majority Leader from Kansas (vice-presidential nominee)
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 Democratic Party 
 Al Smith, Governor of New York (nominee)
 Cordell Hull, Representative from Tennessee
 James A. Reed, Senator from Missouri
 Atlee Pomerene, former Senator from Ohio
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