1928 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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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] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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 |
Notes
References
- "1928 Presidential General Election Results — Louisiana". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
- "LA US President Race, November 06, 1928". Our Campaigns.
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