See main article: 1928 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1928 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 1924 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Previous Year: | 1924 |
| Next Election: | 1932 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| 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: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 301,479 |
| Percentage1: | 57.06% |
| Nominee2: | Al Smith |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Joseph T. Robinson |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 223,626 |
| Percentage2: | 42.33% |
| Map Size: | 390px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Calvin Coolidge |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | Herbert Hoover |
| After Party: | Republican |
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.[1] Hoover became the first ever Republican victor in Wicomico and Worcester counties.[2] Maryland would not vote Republican again until 1948.[3]
| County | Herbert Clark Hoover Republican | Alfred Emmanual Smith Democratic | Norman Mattoon Thomas Socialist | Verne L. Reynolds Labor | William Z. Foster Workers’ Party America | Margin | Total votes cast[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | 6,134 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 301,479 | 57.06% | 223,626 | 42.33% | 1,701 | 0.32% | 906 | 0.17% | 636 | 0.12% | 77,853 | 14.74% | 528,348 | ||||||||||||||