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1928 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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Selection of the Democratic Party nominee
From March 6 to May 18, 1928, voters of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1928 Democratic National Convention, for the purpose of choosing the party's nominee for president in the 1928 election.[1]
In sharp contrast to the three previous open nominations, the delegate selections were all-but-conclusive in favor of New York governor Al Smith, who entered the convention only a few votes short of the required two-thirds majority; he won on the first ballot after several delegates shifted to him. Smith was the first Catholic nominated by a major party for President of the United States and the first non-incumbent Democrat to win his party's nomination on the first ballot since 1908.
Despite his easy nomination, his failure to carry most Southern states was a sign of things to come; Smith lost the general election to Herbert Hoover in a landslide, with many Southern voters defecting to the Republican Party over their opposition to Smith's Catholic faith.
Withdrew during convention[edit]
The following candidates ran only in their home state's primary or caucus for the purpose of controlling its delegate slate at the convention and did not appear to be considered national candidates by the media.
Al
Smith James
Reed Evans
Woollen Thomas
Walsh Gilbert
Hitchcock Atlee
Pomerene Victor
Donahey Uncommitted Others March 6 South Dakota
(caucus) 51.56%
(43,876) - - 48.44%
(41,213) - - - - - March 13 New Hampshire
(primary) 100.00%
(9,716) - - - - - - - - March 20 North Dakota
(primary) 100.00%
(10,822) - - - - - - - - April 2 Michigan
(primary) 98.27%
(77,276) 0.41%
(324) - 1.32%
(1,034) - - - - - April 3 Wisconsin
(primary) 23.88%
(W) (19,781) 73.76%
(61,097) - 0.65%
(W) (541) - - - - 1.70%
(W) (1,410) April 10 Illinois
(primary) 90.77%
(W) (44,212) 7.77%
(W) (3,786) - 0.45%
(W) (221) - - - - 1.01%
(W) (490) Nebraska
(primary) 8.53%
(W) (4,755) - - - 91.48%
(W) (51,019) - - - - April 24 Ohio
(primary) 64.89%
(42,365) - - - - 21.38%
(13,957) 12.15%
(7,935) - - April 28 Massachusetts
(primary) 98.11%
(W) (38,081) - - 0.65%
(W) (254) - - - - 1.23%
(W) (478) May 1 California
(primary) 55.74%
(134,471) 24.87%
(60,004) - 19.39%
(46,770) - - - - - May 7 Indiana
(primary) - - 100.00%
(146,934) - - - - - - May 8 Alabama
(primary) - - - - - - - 100.00%
(138,957) - May 15 New Jersey
(primary) 99.03%
(28,506) 0.31%
(W) (88) - - - - - - 0.66%
(W) (190) May 18 Oregon
(primary) 48.51%
(17,444) 17.69%
(6,360) - 31.35%
(11,272) - - - - - May 22 South Dakota
(primary) 100.00%
(6,221) - - - - - - - - May 29 West Virginia
(primary) 50.05%
(81,739) 46.41%
(75,796) - - - - - - 31.35%
(11,272) June 5 Florida
(primary) - - - - - - - 100.00%
(108,167) - Legend: 1st place
(popular vote) 2nd place
(popular vote) 3rd place
(popular vote) Candidate has withdrawn
or ceased campaigning (W) - Votes are write-in
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