1928 United States presidential election in Mississippi explained

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Election Name:1928 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Country:Mississippi
Flag Image:Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg
Type:presidential
Vote Type:Popular
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1924 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Previous Year:1924
Next Election:1932 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Next Year:1932
Image1:Unsuccessful 1928.jpg
Nominee1:Al Smith
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:New York
Running Mate1:Joseph T. Robinson
Electoral Vote1:10
Popular Vote1:124,539
Percentage1:82.10%
Nominee2:Herbert Hoover
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:California
Running Mate2:Charles Curtis
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:27,153
Percentage2:17.90%
Map Size:305px
President
Before Election:Calvin Coolidge
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
Posttitle:Elected President
After Election:Herbert Hoover
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1928 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the wider United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Mississippi voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York, over the Republican nominee, former Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover of California. Smith ran with Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas, while Hoover's running mate was Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis of Kansas.

Smith won Mississippi by a margin of 64.20%.[1] It was his second strongest state, after South Carolina.

This was the first election since 1888 that a Republican won any county in Mississippi, and the first time since 1892 where a county in the state would vote for a candidate who was not a Democrat. Pearl River, Stone County, George County voted Republican for the first time since their creation.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1928 Presidential General Election Results – Mississippi. April 25, 2020.