<Table> United States presidential election , 1928 <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1924 </Td> <Td> November 6 , 1928 </Td> <Td> 1932 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> 531 electoral votes of the Electoral College 266 electoral votes needed to win </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Turnout </Th> <Td> 56.9 % 8.0 pp </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Td> Herbert Hoover </Td> <Td> Al Smith </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home state </Th> <Td> California </Td> <Td> New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running mate </Th> <Td> Charles Curtis </Td> <Td> Joseph T. Robinson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Electoral vote </Th> <Td> 444 </Td> <Td> 87 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States carried </Th> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 21,427,123 </Td> <Td> 15,015,464 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 58.2 % </Td> <Td> 40.8 % </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Presidential election results map . Red denotes states won by Hoover / Curtis , blue denotes those won by Smith / Robinson . Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> President before election <P> Calvin Coolidge Republican </P> </Td> <Td> Elected President <P> Herbert Hoover Republican </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who was elected president of the united states in 1928
Herbert Hoover