Election figures for 1908 reveal Hoover landslide win
AP figures show Hoover 21,429,109 and Smith 15,005,497 in 48 states total 36,798,669 votes. Majorities by state include Pennsylvania 987,796 for Hoover and Louisiana 113,495 for Smith. Hoover carried 40 states versus 37 for Coolidge in 1924. Norman Thomas around 267,000 for minor parties.
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Presidential vote shifts widen gap across states
The article notes Coolidge's margins in several states differ from four years earlier, with Massachusetts carried by Smith and New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas showing higher Democratic figures amid more ballots. Hoover exceeds one million votes in California Illinois New York Ohio and Pennsylvania, while the South strongly supports the major candidates. National turnout climbs to 35,798,669, up about 25 percent from 1924, with the South up roughly 33 percent. It also mentions a revival of carved lacquer work in China from a 350 year old tradition.
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