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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > President
Parent RaceUS President National Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1928 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 1928 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1928 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1929 - 12:00am
Term End March 04, 1933 - 12:00am
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedChronicler January 06, 2024 01:08pm
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1924
NameCalvin Coolidge Votes1,401,481 (65.34%)
Term03/04/1925 - 03/04/1929 Margin992,289 (+46.26%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1932
NameHerbert C. Hoover Votes1,453,540 (50.84%)
Term03/04/1933 - 01/20/1937 Margin157,592 (+5.51%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 24, 1928 PA US President - R Primary
Herbert C. Hoover
R 126,531
Apr 24, 1928 PA US President - D Primary
Alfred E. Smith
D 40,430
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/01/1928 11/01/1928

CANDIDATES
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Name Secretary of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover Gov. Alfred E. Smith Norman M. Thomas William Z. Foster William Frederick Varney Verne L. Reynolds (W) Others
PartyRepublican Democratic Socialist Workers (Communist) Prohibition Industrialist Independent
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Uncertified Votes 2,055,382 (65.24%) 1,067,586 (33.89%) 18,647 (0.59%) 4,726 (0.15%) 3,875 (0.12%) 380 (0.01%) 14 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -987,796 (-31.35%) -2,036,735 (-64.65%) -2,050,656 (-65.09%) -2,051,507 (-65.11%) -2,055,002 (-65.23%) -2,055,368 (-65.24%)
Fusion Votes
LBR Labor2,687
WC Workers (Communist)2,039
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg58.13%-- 42.59%-- -0.67%-- 0.13%-- 0.29%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Literary Digest 
10/01/28-11/01/28		 66.13% -- 33.00% -- 0.45% -- 0.23% -- 0.18% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
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  Harrisburg Patriot-News
D Vance C. McCormick
LBR Old LW


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