The 1928 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Herbert Hoover would win Maryland by a margin of 14.73 percent against Al Smith. Hoover won all eight of the state's electoral votes as a result. Despite Hoover's landslide win, Maryland voted 2.68% more Democratic than the nation at-large. Hoover became the first ever Republican victor in Tidewater Wicomico and Worcester counties. Maryland would not vote Republican again until 1948.

Results

Results by county CountyHerbert HooverRepublicanAl SmithDemocraticNorman ThomasSocialistVerne L. ReynoldsLaborWilliam Z. FosterWorkers’ Party AmericaMarginTotal votescastOur Campaigns; MD US President Race, November 06, 1928#%#%#%#%#%#% Allegany 19,443 67.74% 9,026 31.45% 144 0.50% 62 0.22% 28 0.10% 10,417 36.29% 28,703 Anne Arundel 10,145 61.54% 6,259 37.97% 29 0.18% 43 0.26% 10 0.06% 3,886 23.57% 16,486 Baltimore 23,889 60.17% 15,632 39.37% 81 0.20% 77 0.19% 22 0.06% 8,257 20.80% 39,701 Baltimore City 135,182 51.39% 126,106 47.94% 1,093 0.42% 356 0.14% 321 0.12% 9,076 3.45% 263,058 Calvert 2,085 63.92% 1,144 35.07% 22 0.67% 7 0.21% 4 0.12% 941 28.85% 3,262 Caroline 3,270 61.44% 2,030 38.14% 6 0.11% 5 0.09% 11 0.21% 1,240 23.30% 5,322 Carroll 8,644 69.60% 3,731 30.04% 21 0.17% 18 0.14% 5 0.04% 4,913 39.56% 12,419 Cecil 5,706 71.67% 2,201 27.64% 32 0.40% 17 0.21% 6 0.08% 3,505 44.02% 7,962 Charles 2,522 57.44% 1,860 42.36% 4 0.09% 4 0.09% 1 0.02% 662 15.08% 4,391 Dorchester 6,333 74.20% 2,180 25.54% 12 0.14% 7 0.08% 3 0.04% 4,153 48.66% 8,535 Frederick 12,569 62.57% 7,406 36.87% 45 0.22% 36 0.18% 33 0.16% 5,163 25.70% 20,089 Garrett 4,371 78.38% 1,168 20.94% 21 0.38% 8 0.14% 9 0.16% 3,203 57.43% 5,577 Harford 6,479 64.53% 3,506 34.92% 16 0.16% 25 0.25% 14 0.14% 2,973 29.61% 10,040 Howard 3,296 51.36% 3,088 48.12% 4 0.06% 16 0.25% 13 0.20% 208 3.24% 6,417 Kent 2,777 52.82% 2,450 46.60% 8 0.15% 14 0.27% 8 0.15% 327 6.22% 5,257 Montgomery 9,318 57.74% 6,739 41.76% 34 0.21% 25 0.15% 23 0.14% 2,579 15.98% 16,139 Prince George's 9,782 59.06% 6,658 40.20% 43 0.26% 23 0.14% 56 0.34% 3,124 18.86% 16,562 Queen Anne's 2,666 49.47% 2,700 50.10% 1 0.02% 21 0.39% 1 0.02% -34 -0.63% 5,389 Somerset 5,071 68.57% 2,277 30.79% 16 0.22% 26 0.35% 5 0.07% 2,794 37.78% 7,395 St. Mary's 1,609 34.00% 3,006 63.51% 9 0.19% 65 1.37% 44 0.93% -1,397 -29.52% 4,733 Talbot 3,990 61.93% 2,432 37.75% 2 0.03% 17 0.26% 2 0.03% 1,558 24.18% 6,443 Washington 12,404 67.78% 5,816 31.78% 46 0.25% 28 0.15% 7 0.04% 6,588 36.00% 18,301 Wicomico 5,923 59.04% 4,095 40.82% 6 0.06% 4 0.04% 5 0.05% 1,828 18.22% 10,033 Worcester 4,005 65.29% 2,116 34.50% 6 0.10% 2 0.03% 5 0.08% 1,889 30.80% 6,134Total301,47957.06%223,62642.33%1,7010.32%9060.17%6360.12%77,85314.74%528,348

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Anne Arundel Baltimore (County) Caroline Harford Howard Kent Montgomery Talbot Wicomico Worcester

See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1928 United States presidential election 1928 United States elections

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