The 1928 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1928. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1928 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Delaware was won by Republican former Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover of California, who was running against Democratic Governor of New York Alfred E. Smith. Hoover's running mate was Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis of Kansas, while Smith's running mate was Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas.

Hoover won with a majority of 65.83% of the vote to Smith's 33.80%, a margin of 32.03%. Socialist candidate Norman Thomas finished a distant third, with 0.31%. Hoover's performance is the best by any presidential candidate in Delaware, surpassing its nearest rival from Barack Obama in 2008 by 3.12%. In this election, Delaware voted 13% to the right of the nation at-large.

Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Herbert Hoover Charles Warner68,860 Republican Party Herbert Hoover William T. Chipman68,707 Republican Party Herbert Hoover Frank L. Grier68,580 Democratic Party Al Smith James Rogers Holcomb35,354 Democratic Party Al Smith Andrew J. Lynch35,225 Democratic Party Al Smith Robert Y. Wallen35,150 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Fred W. Whiteside329 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Thomas E. White287 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Theodore Burrier283 Workers Party William Z. Foster Albert S. Walton59 Workers Party William Z. Foster Rose Richterman58 Workers Party William Z. Foster Arthur S. Bernardini55Votes cast 104,602 Results by county County Herbert HooverRepublican Al SmithDemocratic Norman ThomasSocialist William Z. FosterWorkers Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Kent8,33559.16%5,72740.65%270.19%00.00%2,60818.51%14,089New Castle47,64167.66%22,46431.90%2480.35%590.08%25,17735.76%70,412Sussex12,88464.10%7,16335.64%540.27%00.00%5,72128.46%20,101Totals68,86065.83%35,35433.80%3290.31%590.06%33,50632.03%104,602

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Kent

See also United States presidential elections in Delaware Presidency of Herbert Hoover

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