See main article: 1928 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1928 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1924 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Previous Year: | 1924 |
| Next Election: | 1932 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Next Year: | 1932 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1928 |
| Image1: | Herbert Hoover - NARA - 532049.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Herbert Hoover |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | California |
| Running Mate1: | Charles Curtis |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 68,860 |
| Percentage1: | 65.03% |
| Nominee2: | Al Smith |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Joseph T. Robinson |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 36,643 |
| Percentage2: | 34.60% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Calvin Coolidge |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Herbert Hoover |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1928 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1928. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1928 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Delaware was won by Republican former Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover of California, who was running against Democratic Governor of New York Alfred E. Smith. Hoover's running mate was Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis of Kansas, while Smith's running mate was Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas.
Hoover won with a majority of 65.03% of the vote to Smith's 34.60%, a margin of 30.43%. Socialist candidate Norman Thomas finished a distant third, with 0.31%. Hoover's performance is the best by any presidential candidate in Delaware, surpassing its nearest rival from Barack Obama in 2008 by 3.12%.[1] In this election, Delaware voted 13% to the right of the nation at-large.[2]
| 1928 United States presidential election in Delaware[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Republican | Herbert Hoover | 68,860 | 65.03% | 3 | ||
| Democratic | Alfred E. Smith | 36,643 | 34.60% | 0 | ||
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 329 | 0.31% | 0 | ||
| Communist | William Z. Foster | 56 | 0.06% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 105,891 | 100.0% | 3 | |||
| County | Herbert Hoover Republican | Al Smith Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Kent | 8,335 | 59.16% | 5,727 | 40.65% | 27 | 0.19% | 2,608 | 18.51% | 14,089 | ||||||||||
| New Castle | 47,641 | 67.66% | 22,464 | 31.90% | 307 | 0.44% | 25,177 | 35.76% | 70,412 | ||||||||||
| Sussex | 12,884 | 64.10% | 7,163 | 35.64% | 54 | 0.26% | 5,721 | 28.46% | 20,101 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 68,860 | 65.03% | 36,643 | 34.60% | 388 | 0.37% | 32,217 | 30.43% | 105,891 | ||||||||||