38 0 65.24% 33.89% | 2,055,382 1,067,586 Start date November 6, 1928 | |
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The 1928 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 6, 1928 throughout the continuous 48 states. Voters chose 38 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Pennsylvania overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, over the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Al Smith. Hoover won Pennsylvania by a landslide margin of 31.35%. The Republicans at this time were associated with the booming economy of the 1920s while Smith was associated with the corruption of Tammany Hall.
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United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 1928 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA