| Year: | 1928 |
| Type: | Presidential election year |
| Election Day: | November 6 |
| Incumbent President: | Calvin Coolidge (Republican) |
| Next Congress: | 71st |
| President Control: | Republican hold |
| President Candidate1: | Herbert Hoover (R) |
| Electoral Vote1: | 444 |
| President Candidate2: | Al Smith (D) |
| Electoral Vote2: | 87 |
| President Pv Margin: | Republican +17.4% |
| President Map Caption: | 1928 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Hoover, blue denotes states won by Smith. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. |
| Senate Seats Contested: | 35 of 96 seats (32 Class 1 seats + 5 special elections)[1] |
| Senate Control: | Republican hold |
| Senate Net Change: | Republican +8[2] |
| Senate Map Caption: | 1928 Senate election results |
| House Seats Contested: | All 435 voting members |
| House Control: | Republican hold |
| House Net Change: | Republican +32 |
| House Map Caption: | 1928 House of Representatives results |
| Governor Seats Contested: | 35 |
| Governor Net Change: | Republican +3 |
| Governor Map Caption: | 1928 gubernatorial election results |
The 1928 United States elections took place on November 6. In the last election before the start of the Great Depression, the Republican Party retained control of the presidency and bolstered their majority in both chambers of Congress.
Republican former Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover defeated Democratic nominee New York Governor Al Smith.[3] [4] Hoover won a landslide victory, taking several Southern states and winning almost every state outside the South. Democrats suffered from voter prejudice against Roman Catholics like Smith. As incumbent President Calvin Coolidge declined to seek re-election, Hoover won the Republican nomination on the first ballot. Like Hoover, Smith also won his party's nomination on the first ballot.
The Republicans gained thirty-two seats in the House of Representatives, furthering a majority over the Democrats. The Republicans also increased a majority in the Senate, gaining eight seats.[4]