A return to normalcy
yes
No- not at all. The Democrat Al Smith was the one opposed to prohibition.
true. he was a politically driven man. he was conservative, prohibition was liberal. he won votes that way
Herbert Hoover was elected president in 1928.
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover won the 1928 presidential election defeating Alfred Smith. In the 1928 presidential election Herbert Hoover received 444 electoral votes and Alfred Smith received 87 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Hoover 21,437,277 and Smith 15,007,698.
Herbert Hoover was succeeded by Franklin D. Roosevelt after losing the election of 1932.
Hoover was defeated in his bid for re-election in 1932 due to a bad economy and a clever campaign by his Democrat opponent, Franklin Roosevelt.
Alfred Emanual Smith ran against Herbert Hoover in the 1928 presidential election.
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Herbert Hoover won the 1928 presidential election defeating Alfred Smith. In the 1928 presidential election Herbert Hoover received 444 electoral votes and Alfred Smith received 87 electoral votes. Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1932 presidential election defeating incumbent President Herbert Hoover. In the 1932 presidential election Franklin Roosevelt received 472 electoral votes and Herbert Hoover received 59 electoral votes.
The election between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover in 1932 was not close; Roosevelt won decisively. He secured 57.4% of the popular vote compared to Hoover's 39.7%, and he gained 472 electoral votes against Hoover's 59. This overwhelming victory reflected widespread public discontent with Hoover's handling of the Great Depression. Roosevelt's promise of a "New Deal" resonated strongly with voters seeking change.