Election in Montana
Main article: 1928 United States presidential election
1928 United States presidential election in Montana
Nominee
Herbert Hoover
Al Smith
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
California
New York
Running mate
Charles Curtis
Joseph Taylor Robinson
Electoral vote
4
0
Popular vote
113,300
78,578
Percentage
58.4%
40.5%
County Results
Hoover
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Smith
50-60%
President before election
Calvin Coolidge
Republican
Elected President
Herbert Hoover
Republican
The 1928 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 6, 1928 as part of the 1928 United States presidential election . Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Montana strongly voted for the Republican nominee, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover , over the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Al Smith . Hoover won Montana by a landslide margin of 17.89%. The Republicans at this time were associated with the booming economy of the 1920s while Smith was associated with the corruption of Tammany Hall .
Results [ ]
1928 United States presidential election in Montana[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Republican
Herbert Hoover
113,300
58.37%
4
Democratic
Al Smith
78,578
40.48%
0
Socialist
Norman Thomas
1,667
0.86%
0
Communist
William Foster
563
0.29%
0
Totals
194,120
100.00%
4
Results by county [ ]
County
Herbert Clark Hoover Republican
Alfred Emmanual Smith Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast[2]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Beaverhead
1,906
62.21%
1,144
37.34%
14
0.46%
762
24.87%
3,064
Big Horn
1,274
55.46%
1,017
44.28%
6
0.26%
257
11.19%
2,297
Blaine
1,537
56.63%
1,160
42.74%
17
0.63%
377
13.89%
2,714
Broadwater
743
52.51%
663
46.86%
9
0.64%
80
5.65%
1,415
Carbon
2,514
58.10%
1,674
38.69%
139
3.21%
840
19.41%
4,327
Carter
763
64.01%
420
35.23%
9
0.76%
343
28.78%
1,192
Cascade
8,183
55.08%
6,540
44.02%
133
0.90%
1,643
11.06%
14,856
Chouteau
1,837
59.14%
1,232
39.67%
37
1.19%
605
19.48%
3,106
Custer
2,503
64.08%
1,386
35.48%
17
0.44%
1,117
28.60%
3,906
Daniels
936
53.92%
780
44.93%
20
1.15%
156
8.99%
1,736
Dawson
2,207
67.16%
1,065
32.41%
14
0.43%
1,142
34.75%
3,286
Deer Lodge
2,695
45.67%
3,184
53.96%
22
0.37%
-489
-8.29%
5,901
Fallon
1,036
69.07%
454
30.27%
10
0.67%
582
38.80%
1,500
Fergus
4,109
60.09%
2,667
39.00%
62
0.91%
1,442
21.09%
6,838
Flathead
4,098
66.61%
1,972
32.05%
82
1.33%
2,126
34.56%
6,152
Gallatin
3,861
61.11%
2,423
38.35%
34
0.54%
1,438
22.76%
6,318
Garfield
1,176
69.67%
499
29.56%
13
0.77%
677
40.11%
1,688
Glacier
847
46.39%
976
53.45%
3
0.16%
-129
-7.06%
1,826
Golden Valley
625
63.91%
346
35.38%
7
0.72%
279
28.53%
978
Granite
849
62.15%
509
37.26%
8
0.59%
340
24.89%
1,366
Hill
2,336
53.37%
2,022
46.20%
19
0.43%
314
7.17%
4,377
Jefferson
1,013
56.97%
751
42.24%
14
0.79%
262
14.74%
1,778
Judith Basin
1,342
56.77%
978
41.37%
44
1.86%
364
15.40%
2,364
Lake
1,876
59.42%
1,256
39.78%
25
0.79%
620
19.64%
3,157
Lewis and Clark
4,441
57.35%
3,278
42.33%
25
0.32%
1,163
15.02%
7,744
Liberty
446
56.74%
332
42.24%
8
1.02%
114
14.50%
786
Lincoln
1,217
52.30%
1,067
45.85%
43
1.85%
150
6.45%
2,327
Madison
946
61.87%
554
36.23%
29
1.90%
392
25.64%
1,529
McCone
1,785
68.36%
812
31.10%
14
0.54%
973
37.27%
2,611
Meagher
714
67.94%
335
31.87%
2
0.19%
379
36.06%
1,051
Mineral
443
53.25%
370
44.47%
19
2.28%
73
8.77%
832
Missoula
5,056
59.71%
3,291
38.87%
120
1.42%
1,765
20.85%
8,467
Musselshell
1,608
50.55%
1,444
45.39%
129
4.06%
164
5.16%
3,181
Park
3,095
68.84%
1,338
29.76%
63
1.40%
1,757
39.08%
4,496
Petroleum
586
60.85%
372
38.63%
5
0.52%
214
22.22%
963
Phillips
1,671
59.09%
1,135
40.13%
22
0.78%
536
18.95%
2,828
Pondera
1,324
57.99%
944
41.35%
15
0.66%
380
16.64%
2,283
Powder River
780
65.05%
410
34.20%
9
0.75%
370
30.86%
1,199
Powell
1,568
59.80%
1,031
39.32%
23
0.88%
537
20.48%
2,622
Prairie
968
70.20%
405
29.37%
6
0.44%
563
40.83%
1,379
Ravalli
2,551
68.50%
1,112
29.86%
61
1.64%
1,439
38.64%
3,724
Richland
1,648
63.53%
917
35.35%
29
1.12%
731
28.18%
2,594
Roosevelt
1,630
55.27%
1,296
43.95%
23
0.78%
334
11.33%
2,949
Rosebud
1,519
59.38%
1,025
40.07%
14
0.55%
494
19.31%
2,558
Sanders
1,142
53.67%
873
41.02%
113
5.31%
269
12.64%
2,128
Sheridan
1,624
54.66%
1,190
40.05%
157
5.28%
434
14.61%
2,971
Silver Bow
9,456
44.81%
11,228
53.21%
419
1.99%
-1,772
-8.40%
21,103
Stillwater
1,687
70.06%
711
29.53%
10
0.42%
976
40.53%
2,408
Sweet Grass
1,163
72.46%
435
27.10%
7
0.44%
728
45.36%
1,605
Teton
1,263
60.58%
804
38.56%
18
0.86%
459
22.01%
2,085
Toole
1,325
54.71%
1,076
44.43%
21
0.87%
249
10.28%
2,422
Treasure
354
65.43%
186
34.38%
1
0.18%
168
31.05%
541
Valley
2,330
63.85%
1,294
35.46%
25
0.69%
1,036
28.39%
3,649
Wheatland
1,207
68.35%
554
31.37%
5
0.28%
653
36.98%
1,766
Wibaux
583
56.27%
448
43.24%
5
0.48%
135
13.03%
1,036
Yellowstone
6,904
68.08%
3,205
31.60%
32
0.32%
3,699
36.48%
10,141
Totals
113,300
58.37%
78,590
40.49%
2,230
1.15%
34,710
17.88%
194,120
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