1920 United States presidential election

1920 United States presidential election
531 members of the Electoral College; 266 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	49.2% 12.6 pp
	ElectoralCollege1920.svg Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Harding/Coolidge, blue denotes those won by Cox/Roosevelt. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election; Woodrow Wilson; Democratic	Elected President ; Warren G. Harding; Republican

The 1920 United States presidential election was the 34th election in the history of the United States. It occurred on November 2, 1920. This election was between Governor of Ohio James M. Cox and U.S Senator from Ohio Warren G. Harding. Harding won the election by 404 electoral votes. James M. Cox got only 127 electoral votes.

This election would be historic as almost every candidate would later serve as President, as Harding served from 1921-1923, Coolidge from 1923-1929, and Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945.

Candidates

Republican Party

Warren G. Harding, U.S. senator from Ohio (1915-1921) (Nominee)
Hiram Johnson, U.S. senator of California (1917-1945)
Leonard Wood, Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1910-1914)
Frank O. Lowden, Governor of Illinois (1917-1921)
Miles Poindexter, U.S. senator from Washington (1911-1923)
Herbert Hoover, Businessman and former Director of the U.S. Food Administration (1908-1926) (Elected in 1928)
William C. Sproul, 27th Governor of Pennsylvania (1919-1923)
Nicholas M. Butler, 12th President of Columbia University (1902-1945) (Taft's second running mate in 1912)
Calvin Coolidge, 48th Governor of Massachusetts (1919-1921) (Vice presidential nominee) (Became POTUS in 1923)
Robert M. La Follette, U.S. senator of Wisconsin (1906-1925)
Jeter C. Pritchard, Court of Appeals Judge from North Carolina (1904-1921)
Howard Sutherland, U.S. senator from West Virginia (1917-1923)

Candidates gallery

Senator
Warren G. Harding
from Ohio
(1915-1921)
Senator
Hiram Johnson
from California
(1917-1945)
Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
Leonard Wood
from New Hampshire
(1910-1914)
Governor
Frank O. Lowden
from Illinois
(1917-1921)
Senator
Miles Poindexter
from Washington
(1911-1923)
Former Director of the U.S. Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
from California
(1917-1918)
Governor
William C. Sproul
of Pennsylvania
(1917-1918)
Columbia University President
Nicholas M. Butler
from New York
(1902-1945)
Governor
Calvin Coolidge
from Massachusetts
(1919-1921)
Senator
Robert M. La Follette
from Wisconsin
(1906-1925)
Court of Appeals Judge
Jeter C. Pritchard
from North Carolina
(1904-1921)
Senator
Howard Sutherland
from West Virginia
(1917-1923)

Democratic Party

James M. Cox, Governor from Ohio (1913-1915; 1917-1921) (Nominee)
William Gibbs McAdoo, former Secretary of the Treasury (1913-1918)
A. Mitchell Palmer, Attorney General of the United States (1919-1921)
Al Smith, Governor of New York (1919-1920; 1923-1928) (1928 Nominee)
John W. Davis, former US Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1918-1921) (1924 Nominee)
Edward I. Edwards, Governor of New Jersey (1920-1923)
Robert Latham Owen, Senator from Oklahoma (1907-1925)
Thomas R. Marshall, 28th Vice-President of the United States (1913-1921) (Not formally nominated)
Edwin T. Meredith, former Secretary of Agriculture (1920-1921)
Homer Stille Cummings, chair of the Democratic National Committee (1919-1920)
Carter Glass, Senator from Virginia (1920-1946)
Furnifold McLendel Simmons, Senator from North Carolina (1901-1931)
James W. Gerard, former US Ambassador to Germany (1913-1917)
Gilbert Hitchcock, Senator from Nebraska (1911-1923)
Francis Burton Harrison, Governor-General of the Phillipines (1913-1921)

Candidates gallery

Governor
James M. Cox
from Ohio
(1913-1915; 1917-1921)
Former Treasury Secreatry
William Gibbs McAdoo
from California
(1913-1918)
Governor
Al Smith
of New York
(1919-1921)
Ambassador
John W. Davis
from West Virginia
(1918-1921)
Governor
Al Smith
of New York
(1919-1920, 1923-1928)
Governor
Edward I. Edwards
of New Jersey
(1920-1923)
Senator
Robert L. Owen
from Oklahoma
(1907-1925)
Vice President
Thomas R. Marshall
from Indiana
(1913-1921)
Secretary of Agriculture
Edwin R. Meredith
from Iowa
(1920-1921)
Senator
Carter Glass
from Virginia
(1920-1946)
DNC Chair
Homer Cummings
from Connecticut
(1919-1920)
Senator
Howard Sutherland
from West Virginia
(1917-1923)
Senator
Furnifold Simmons
from North Carolina
(1901-1931)
Ambassador
James W. Gerard
from New York
(1913-1917)
Senator
John Sharp Williams
from Mississippi
(1911-1923)
Senator
Gilbert Hitchcock
from Nebraska
(1911-1923)
Governor-General of the Philippines
Francis B. Harrison
from New York
(1913-1921)

1920 United States Presidential Election Media

The incumbent in 1920, Woodrow Wilson. His second term expired at noon on March 4, 1921.
Republican Party (United States)
Calvin Coolidge, Governor of Massachusetts
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Frank O. Lowden, Governor of Illinois
Hiram Warren Johnson
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American presidential candidate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947)
Calvin Coolidge, Governor of Massachusetts

References

↑ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.

[1] "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.

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