1928 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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The 1928 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the wider United States Presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Louisiana voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York, over the Republican nominee, 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 Louisiana with 76.29 percent of the popular vote. It was Smith's third strongest state after South Carolina and Mississippi.
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alfred E. Smith | 164,655 | 76.29% | |
Republican | Herbert Hoover | 51,160 | 23.70% | |
Write-ins | — | 18 | 0.01% | |
Total votes | 215,833 | 100% |
Results by parish[]
Parish | Alfred Emmanuel Smith Democratic |
Herbert Clark Hoover Republican |
Various candidates Write-ins |
Margin | Total votes cast[2] | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Acadia | 3,633 | 77.23% | 1,071 | 22.77% | 2,562 | 54.46% | 4,704 | ||
Allen | 1,308 | 64.34% | 725 | 35.66% | 583 | 28.68% | 2,033 | ||
Ascension | 1,402 | 76.28% | 436 | 23.72% | 966 | 52.56% | 1,838 | ||
Assumption | 948 | 75.54% | 307 | 24.46% | 641 | 51.08% | 1,255 | ||
Avoyelles | 2,896 | 87.36% | 419 | 12.64% | 2,477 | 74.72% | 3,315 | ||
Beauregard | 1,513 | 76.38% | 468 | 23.62% | 1,045 | 52.75% | 1,981 | ||
Bienville | 1,301 | 78.00% | 367 | 22.00% | 934 | 56.00% | 1,668 | ||
Bossier | 1,187 | 84.07% | 225 | 15.93% | 962 | 68.13% | 1,412 | ||
Caddo | 6,934 | 65.42% | 3,665 | 34.58% | 3,269 | 30.84% | 10,599 | ||
Calcasieu | 3,532 | 63.85% | 1,997 | 36.10% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,535 | 27.75% | 5,532 |
Caldwell | 802 | 73.58% | 288 | 26.42% | 514 | 47.16% | 1,090 | ||
Cameron | 390 | 90.49% | 41 | 9.51% | 349 | 80.97% | 431 | ||
Catahoula | 710 | 67.55% | 341 | 32.45% | 369 | 35.11% | 1,051 | ||
Claiborne | 1,560 | 86.24% | 249 | 13.76% | 1,311 | 72.47% | 1,809 | ||
Concordia | 591 | 81.63% | 133 | 18.37% | 458 | 63.26% | 724 | ||
De Soto | 1,445 | 73.57% | 517 | 26.32% | 2 | 0.10% | 928 | 47.25% | 1,964 |
East Baton Rouge | 4,575 | 60.44% | 2,995 | 39.56% | 1,580 | 20.87% | 7,570 | ||
East Carroll | 436 | 77.03% | 130 | 22.97% | 306 | 54.06% | 566 | ||
East Feliciana | 622 | 79.54% | 160 | 20.46% | 462 | 59.08% | 782 | ||
Evangeline | 1,873 | 86.19% | 300 | 13.81% | 1,573 | 72.39% | 2,173 | ||
Franklin | 1,141 | 69.87% | 492 | 30.13% | 649 | 39.74% | 1,633 | ||
Grant | 1,023 | 66.95% | 505 | 33.05% | 518 | 33.90% | 1,528 | ||
Iberia | 2,561 | 86.11% | 413 | 13.89% | 2,148 | 72.23% | 2,974 | ||
Iberville | 1,630 | 85.43% | 278 | 14.57% | 1,352 | 70.86% | 1,908 | ||
Jackson | 907 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 907 | 100.00% | 907 | ||
Jefferson | 5,326 | 87.77% | 742 | 12.23% | 4,584 | 75.54% | 6,068 | ||
Jefferson Davis | 1,703 | 60.33% | 1,120 | 39.67% | 583 | 20.65% | 2,823 | ||
Lafayette | 3,197 | 84.38% | 592 | 15.62% | 2,605 | 68.75% | 3,789 | ||
Lafourche | 1,994 | 89.14% | 243 | 10.86% | 1,751 | 78.27% | 2,237 | ||
LaSalle | 881 | 66.19% | 450 | 33.81% | 431 | 32.38% | 1,331 | ||
Lincoln | 1,041 | 60.84% | 670 | 39.16% | 371 | 21.68% | 1,711 | ||
Livingston | 1,047 | 51.78% | 975 | 48.22% | 72 | 3.56% | 2,022 | ||
Madison | 318 | 67.80% | 151 | 32.20% | 167 | 35.61% | 469 | ||
Morehouse | 840 | 71.19% | 340 | 28.81% | 500 | 42.37% | 1,180 | ||
Natchitoches | 2,099 | 79.96% | 526 | 20.04% | 1,573 | 59.92% | 2,625 | ||
Orleans | 55,919 | 79.49% | 14,424 | 20.51% | 41,495 | 58.99% | 70,343 | ||
Ouachita | 2,739 | 66.50% | 1,380 | 33.50% | 1,359 | 32.99% | 4,119 | ||
Plaquemines | 1,056 | 91.51% | 98 | 8.49% | 958 | 83.02% | 1,154 | ||
Pointe Coupee | 1,330 | 92.88% | 102 | 7.12% | 1,228 | 85.75% | 1,432 | ||
Rapides | 4,470 | 64.19% | 2,494 | 35.81% | 1,976 | 28.37% | 6,964 | ||
Red River | 891 | 73.09% | 317 | 26.00% | 11 | 0.90% | 574 | 47.09% | 1,219 |
Richland | 1,083 | 81.74% | 242 | 18.26% | 841 | 63.47% | 1,325 | ||
Sabine | 1,414 | 65.80% | 735 | 34.20% | 679 | 31.60% | 2,149 | ||
Saint Bernard | 2,359 | 96.84% | 77 | 3.16% | 2,282 | 93.68% | 2,436 | ||
Saint Charles | 1,116 | 91.18% | 108 | 8.82% | 1,008 | 82.35% | 1,224 | ||
Saint Helena | 609 | 80.77% | 145 | 19.23% | 464 | 61.54% | 754 | ||
Saint James | 1,486 | 92.07% | 128 | 7.93% | 1,358 | 84.14% | 1,614 | ||
Saint John the Baptist | 971 | 89.16% | 118 | 10.84% | 853 | 78.33% | 1,089 | ||
Saint Landry | 3,394 | 82.54% | 718 | 17.46% | 2,676 | 65.08% | 4,112 | ||
Saint Martin | 1,892 | 88.66% | 242 | 11.34% | 1,650 | 77.32% | 2,134 | ||
Saint Mary | 1,754 | 74.35% | 605 | 25.65% | 1,149 | 48.71% | 2,359 | ||
Saint Tammany | 1,811 | 65.71% | 945 | 34.29% | 866 | 31.42% | 2,756 | ||
Tangipahoa | 2,834 | 66.70% | 1,415 | 33.30% | 1,419 | 33.40% | 4,249 | ||
Tensas | 350 | 78.48% | 96 | 21.52% | 254 | 56.95% | 446 | ||
Terrebonne | 1,642 | 85.97% | 268 | 14.03% | 1,374 | 71.94% | 1,910 | ||
Union | 1,085 | 71.90% | 422 | 27.97% | 2 | 0.13% | 663 | 43.94% | 1,509 |
Vermilion | 2,580 | 85.12% | 451 | 14.88% | 2,129 | 70.24% | 3,031 | ||
Vernon | 2,191 | 81.42% | 500 | 18.58% | 1,691 | 62.84% | 2,691 | ||
Washington | 2,020 | 56.93% | 1,528 | 43.07% | 492 | 13.87% | 3,548 | ||
Webster | 1,430 | 80.07% | 356 | 19.93% | 1,074 | 60.13% | 1,786 | ||
West Baton Rouge | 608 | 88.63% | 78 | 11.37% | 530 | 77.26% | 686 | ||
West Carroll | 673 | 75.87% | 214 | 24.13% | 459 | 51.75% | 887 | ||
West Feliciana | 421 | 82.39% | 90 | 17.61% | 331 | 64.77% | 511 | ||
Winn | 1,161 | 68.54% | 533 | 31.46% | 628 | 37.07% | 1,694 | ||
Totals | 164,655 | 76.29% | 51,160 | 23.70% | 18 | 0.01% | 113,495 | 52.58% | 215,833 |
See also[]
- United States presidential elections in Louisiana
References[]
- ^ "1928 Presidential General Election Results — Louisiana". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
- ^ "LA US President Race, November 06, 1928". Our Campaigns.
- 1928 United States presidential election by state
- United States presidential elections in Louisiana
- 1928 Louisiana elections
- Louisiana election stubs