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  CA US President - D Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > California > President
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1928 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 01, 1928 - 12:00am Central
Polls Close May 01, 1928 - 12:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1929 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1933 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedCaprice January 14, 2023 07:48pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Walsh dropped out of the race on 5/4/1928 due to his poor performance in this primary.

Note: Congressional Quarterly reports that Daniel A. Poling received votes in this primary. The New York Times on 5/1/1928 explicitly stated that Democratic voters had only three choices and that Poling was running unopposed in the Prohibition Party primary.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1924
NameCalvin Coolidge Votes733,250 (57.20%)
Term03/04/1925 - 03/04/1929 Margin308,601 (+24.07%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/1928
NameHerbert C. Hoover Votes1,162,323 (64.69%)
Term03/04/1929 - 03/04/1933 Margin547,958 (+30.50%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceCA US President 11/06/1928

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Name Gov. Alfred E. Smith Sen. James A. Reed Sen. Thomas J. Walsh Scattering  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 134,471 (55.52%) 60,004 (24.77%) 46,770 (19.31%) 965 (0.40%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -74,467 (-30.74%) -87,701 (-36.21%) -133,506 (-55.12%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date -- -- -- 00/00/1928  
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