1928 Democratic Party presidential primaries

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1928 Democratic Party presidential primaries
← 1924 March 6 to May 18, 1928 1932 →
  AlfredSmith.png Sen. Jas. A. Reed LCCN2016848785 (cropped).jpg WOOLEN, EVANS LCCN2016861173 (cropped).jpg
Candidate Al Smith James A. Reed Evans Woollen
Home state New York Missouri Indiana
Contests won 12 1 1
Popular vote 559,265 207,799 146,934
Percentage 41.66% 15.48% 10.95%
  Thomas J. Walsh cph.3c02581.jpg HITCHCOCK, G.M. HONORABLE LCCN2016857525 (cropped).jpg
Candidate Thomas J. Walsh Gilbert Hitchcock
Home state Montana Nebraska
Contests won 0 1
Popular vote 101,456 51,019
Percentage 7.56% 3.80%
Previous Democratic nominee

John W. Davis

 Democratic nominee

Al Smith

From March 6 to May 18, 1928, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1928 United States presidential election.[1] New York Governor Al Smith was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1928 Democratic National Convention held June 26–28, 1928, in Houston, Texas.

Primaries[]

Al
Smith 		James
Reed 		Evans
Woollen 		Thomas
Walsh 		Gilbert
Hitchcock 		Atlee
Pomerene 		Victor
Donahey 		Uncommitted Others
March 6 South Dakota
(Caucus) 		51.56%
(43,876) 		- - 48.44%
(41,213) 		- - - - -
March 13 New Hampshire
(Primary) 		100.00%
(9,716) 		- - - - - - - -
March 20 North Dakota
(Primary) 		100.00%
(10,822) 		- - - - - - - -
April 2 Michigan
(Primary) 		98.27%
(77,276) 		0.41%
(324) 		- 1.32%
(1,034) 		- - - - -
April 3 Wisconsin
(Primary) 		23.88%
(W) (19,781) 		73.76%
(61,097) 		- 0.65%
(W) (541) 		- - - - 1.70%
(W) (1,410)
April 10 Illinois
(Primary) 		90.77%
(W) (44,212) 		7.77%
(W) (3,786) 		- 0.45%
(W) (221) 		- - - - 1.01%
(W) (490)
Nebraska
(Primary) 		8.53%
(W) (4,755) 		- - - 91.48%
(W) (51,019) 		- - - -
April 24 Ohio
(Primary) 		64.89%
(42,365) 		- - - - 21.38%
(13,957) 		12.15%
(7,935) 		- -
April 28 Massachusetts
(Primary) 		98.11%
(W) (38,081) 		- - 0.65%
(W) (254) 		- - - - 1.23%
(W) (478)
May 1 California
(Primary) 		55.74%
(134,471) 		24.87%
(60,004) 		- 19.39%
(46,770) 		- - - - -
May 7 Indiana
(Primary) 		- - 100.00%
(146,934) 		- - - - - -
May 8 Alabama
(Primary) 		- - - - - - - 100.00%
(138,957) 		-
May 15 New Jersey
(Primary) 		99.03%
(28,506) 		0.31%
(W) (88) 		- - - - - - 0.66%
(W) (190)
May 18 Oregon
(Primary) 		48.51%
(17,444) 		17.69%
(6,360) 		- 31.35%
(11,272) 		- - - - -
May 22 South Dakota
(Primary) 		100.00%
(6,221) 		- - - - - - - -
May 29 West Virginia
(Primary) 		50.05%
(81,739) 		46.41%
(75,796) 		- - - - - - 31.35%
(11,272)
June 5 Florida
(Primary) 		- - - - - - - 100.00%
(108,167) 		-
Legend:   1st place
(popular vote) 		2nd place
(popular vote) 		3rd place
(popular vote) 		Candidate has Withdrawn
or Ceased Campaigning 		(W) - Votes are Write-In

See also[]

  • Republican Party presidential primaries, 1928

References[]

  1. ^ Kalb, Deborah (2016-02-19). Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
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