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The1928 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1928. All contemporary 48 states were part of the1928 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to theElectoral College, which selected thepresident andvice president.
Delaware was won byRepublican formerSecretary of CommerceHerbert Hoover ofCalifornia, who was running againstDemocraticGovernor of New YorkAlfred E. Smith. Hoover's running mate wasSenate Majority LeaderCharles Curtis ofKansas, while Smith's running mate wasSenatorJoseph Taylor Robinson ofArkansas.
Hoover won with a majority of 65.83% of the vote to Smith's 33.80%, a margin of 32.03%.Socialist candidateNorman Thomas finished a distant third, with 0.31%. Hoover's performance is the best by any presidential candidate in Delaware, surpassing its nearest rival fromBarack Obama in2008 by 3.12%.[1] In this election, Delaware voted 13% to the right of the nation at-large.[2]
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Herbert Hoover | Charles Warner | 68,860 | |
| Republican Party | Herbert Hoover | William T. Chipman | 68,707 | |
| Republican Party | Herbert Hoover | Frank L. Grier | 68,580 | |
| Democratic Party | Al Smith | James Rogers Holcomb | 35,354 | |
| Democratic Party | Al Smith | Andrew J. Lynch | 35,225 | |
| Democratic Party | Al Smith | Robert Y. Wallen | 35,150[a] | |
| Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | Fred W. Whiteside | 329 | |
| Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | Thomas E. White | 287 | |
| Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | Theodore Burrier | 283 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | Albert S. Walton | 59 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | Rose Richterman | 58 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | Arthur S. Bernardini | 55 | |
| Votes cast[b] | 104,602 | |||
| County[3][4] | Herbert Hoover Republican | Al Smith Democratic | Norman Thomas Socialist | William Z. Foster Workers | Margin | Total votes cast[b] | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 8,335 | 59.16% | 5,727 | 40.65% | 27 | 0.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,608 | 18.51% | 14,089 |
| New Castle | 47,641 | 67.66% | 22,464 | 31.90% | 248 | 0.35% | 59 | 0.08% | 25,177 | 35.76% | 70,412 |
| Sussex | 12,884 | 64.10% | 7,163 | 35.64% | 54 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,721 | 28.46% | 20,101 |
| Totals | 68,860 | 65.83% | 35,354 | 33.80% | 329 | 0.31% | 59 | 0.06% | 33,506 | 32.03% | 104,602 |
