The 1928 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nevada was won by former Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover (R–California), running with Senator Charles Curtis, with 56.54% of the popular vote, against Governor Al Smith (D–New York), running with Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson, with 43.46% of the popular vote.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Herbert Hoover Noble H. Getchell18,327 Republican Party Herbert Hoover W. H. Moffat18,291 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Andrew L. Haight18,261 Democratic Party Al Smith Horace A. Agee14,090 Democratic Party Al Smith Earl W. Nungesser14,054 Democratic Party Al Smith Ray Staley14,036Votes cast 32,417
Results by county CountyHerbert Clark HooverRepublicanAlfred Emmanuel SmithDemocraticMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%Churchill1,12659.99%75140.01%37519.98%1,877Clark1,28456.61%98443.39%30013.23%2,268Douglas45671.03%18628.97%27042.06%642Elko1,87656.54%1,44243.46%43413.08%3,318Esmeralda30547.21%34152.79%-36-5.57%646Eureka25149.02%26150.98%-10-1.95%512Humboldt78356.53%60243.47%18113.07%1,385Lander45659.22%31440.78%14218.44%770Lincoln55350.50%54249.50%111.00%1,095Lyon92756.84%70443.16%22313.67%1,631Mineral27545.76%32654.24%-51-8.49%601Nye95846.04%1,12353.96%-165-7.93%2,081Ormsby59058.07%42641.93%16416.14%1,016Pershing54354.57%45245.43%919.15%995Storey18540.57%27159.43%-86-18.86%456Washoe5,76759.34%3,95240.66%1,81518.67%9,719White Pine1,99258.50%1,41341.50%57917.00%3,405Totals18,32756.54%14,09043.46%4,23713.07%32,417
Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic Esmeralda Mineral Nye
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Eureka Storey
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Clark
See also United States presidential elections in Nevada
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