United States presidential election, 1928

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_presidential_election,_1928
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:Al_Smith_home_state gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 6, 1928
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Al_Smith 87
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Herbert_Hoover 444
gptkbp:Herbert_Hoover_home_state gptkb:California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States presidential election, 1928
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Calvin_Coolidge
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Al_Smith
gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
gptkbp:mapType Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Hoover/Curtis, blue denotes those won by Smith/Robinson.
gptkbp:nextEdition United States presidential election, 1932
gptkbp:notable_first First Catholic major party presidential nominee (Al Smith)
gptkbp:number_of_states_carried_by_Al_Smith 8
gptkbp:number_of_states_carried_by_Herbert_Hoover 40
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:Prohibition
Economic prosperity of the 1920s
Religion (anti-Catholic sentiment)
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_Al_Smith 15,015,464
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_Herbert_Hoover 21,427,123
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1924
gptkbp:vice_presidential_running_mate_of_Al_Smith gptkb:Joseph_T._Robinson
gptkbp:vice_presidential_running_mate_of_Herbert_Hoover gptkb:Charles_Curtis
gptkbp:voterTurnout 56.9%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1924
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7