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The1928 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the1928 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose four representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
New Hampshire voted for theRepublican nominee, formerSecretary of CommerceHerbert Hoover ofCalifornia, over theDemocratic nominee,GovernorAlfred E. Smith ofNew York. Hoover's running mate wasSenate Majority LeaderCharles Curtis ofKansas, while Smith ran withSenatorJoseph Taylor Robinson ofArkansas.
Hoover won New Hampshire by a margin of 17.63%, almost exactly the same as his national figure, though a decline uponCalvin Coolidge’s1924 margin. He also became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carryingHillsborough County.
| 1928 United States presidential election in New Hampshire[1] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Herbert Hoover ofCalifornia | Charles Curtis ofKansas | 115,404 | 58.65% | 4 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Al Smith ofNew York | Joseph Taylor Robinson ofArkansas | 80,715 | 41.02% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Socialist | Norman Thomas ofNew York | James Hudson Maurer ofPennsylvania | 465 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Communist | William Z. Foster ofMassachusetts | Benjamin Gitlow ofNew York | 173 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 196,757 | 100.00% | 4 | 100.00% | ||||
| County | Herbert Clark Hoover Republican | Alfred Emmanuel Smith Democratic | Norman Mattoon Thomas[2] Socialist | William Z. Foster[2] Workers | Margin | Total votes cast[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Belknap | 6,762 | 64.63% | 3,689 | 35.26% | 9 | 0.09% | 2 | 0.02% | 3,073 | 29.37% | 10,462 |
| Carroll | 5,509 | 77.41% | 1,592 | 22.37% | 9 | 0.13% | 7 | 0.10% | 3,917 | 55.04% | 7,117 |
| Cheshire | 8,673 | 63.05% | 5,025 | 36.53% | 41 | 0.30% | 17 | 0.12% | 3,648 | 26.52% | 13,756 |
| Coös | 7,891 | 56.64% | 6,006 | 43.11% | 26 | 0.19% | 8 | 0.06% | 1,885 | 13.53% | 13,931 |
| Grafton | 12,566 | 66.99% | 6,035 | 32.17% | 141 | 0.75% | 17 | 0.09% | 6,531 | 34.82% | 18,759 |
| Hillsborough | 24,465 | 45.24% | 29,457 | 54.47% | 105 | 0.19% | 60 | 0.11% | -4,992 | -9.23% | 54,078 |
| Merrimack | 15,724 | 60.63% | 10,139 | 39.09% | 45 | 0.17% | 27 | 0.10% | 5,585 | 21.53% | 25,935 |
| Rockingham | 17,590 | 69.18% | 7,782 | 30.61% | 41 | 0.16% | 12 | 0.05% | 9,808 | 38.58% | 25,425 |
| Strafford | 10,470 | 58.36% | 7,441 | 41.48% | 22 | 0.12% | 6 | 0.03% | 3,029 | 16.88% | 17,939 |
| Sullivan | 5,754 | 61.57% | 3,549 | 37.97% | 26 | 0.28% | 17 | 0.18% | 2,205 | 23.59% | 9,346 |
| Totals | 115,404 | 58.66% | 80,715 | 41.02% | 465 | 0.24% | 173 | 0.09% | 34,689 | 17.63% | 196,748 |
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