1920 United States presidential election

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.

1920 United States presidential election

November 2, 1920
531 members of the Electoral College 266 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	49.2% 11px 12.6 pp
x200px x200px Nominee Warren G. Harding James M. Cox Party Republican Democratic Home state Ohio Ohio Running mate Calvin Coolidge Franklin D. Roosevelt Electoral vote 404 127 States carried 37 11 Popular vote 16,144,093 9,139,661 Percentage 60.4% 34.1%
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

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.

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

• Warren G Harding portrait as senator June 1920.jpg

  Senator
  Warren G. Harding
  from Ohio
  (1915-1921)
• Portrait of Senator Hiram Johnson of California, 1926.jpeg

  Senator
  Hiram Johnson
  from California
  (1917-1945)
• General Leonard Wood Rol BNF Gallica.jpg

  Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
  Leonard Wood
  from New Hampshire
  (1910-1914)
• Frank Orren Lowden (Illinois Blue Book Portrait 1917-1918) (cropped).png

  Governor
  Frank O. Lowden
  from Illinois
  (1917-1921)
• POINDEXTER, MILES. SENATOR LCCN2016857260 (cropped).jpg

  Senator
  Miles Poindexter
  from Washington
  (1911-1923)
• HHoover (retouched).jpg

  Former Director of the U.S. Food Administration
  Herbert Hoover
  from California
  (1917-1918)
• SPROUL, WILLIAM C. GOVERNOR LCCN2016860405 Crop.jpg

  Governor
  William C. Sproul
  of Pennsylvania
  (1917-1918)
• Portrait of Nicholas Murray Butler.jpg

  Columbia University President
  Nicholas M. Butler
  from New York
  (1902-1945)
• Calvin Coolidge (cropped & Greyscaled).png

  Governor
  Calvin Coolidge
  from Massachusetts
  (1919-1921)
• Robert M La Follette, Sr.jpg

  Senator
  Robert M. La Follette
  from Wisconsin
  (1906-1925)
• Jeter Connelly Pritchard.jpg

  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

• James M. Cox Portrait (3x4 cropped b).jpg

  Governor
  James M. Cox
  from Ohio
  (1913-1915; 1917-1921)
• W.G. McAdoo LCCN2014716646 (cropped).jpg

  Former Treasury Secreatry
  William Gibbs McAdoo
  from California
  (1913-1918)
• Portrait of Al Smith (cropped).jpg

  Governor
  Al Smith
  of New York
  (1919-1921)
• John William Davis.jpg

  Ambassador
  John W. Davis
  from West Virginia
  (1918-1921)
• AlfredSmith.png

  Governor
  Al Smith
  of New York
  (1919-1920, 1923-1928)
  
• Edward Irving Edwards circa 1918.jpg

  Governor
  Edward I. Edwards
  of New Jersey
  (1920-1923)
• Robert Latham Owen 1921 (cropped).jpg

  Senator
  Robert L. Owen
  from Oklahoma
  (1907-1925)
• Thomas Riley Marshall headshot.jpg

  Vice President
  Thomas R. Marshall
  from Indiana
  (1913-1921)
• E.T. Meredith, ggbain.16011u (1).jpg

  Secretary of Agriculture
  Edwin R. Meredith
  from Iowa
  (1920-1921)
• Picture of Carter Glass.jpg

  Senator
  Carter Glass
  from Virginia
  (1920-1946)
• Homer Cummings, Harris & Ewing photo portrait, 1920(cropped).jpg

  DNC Chair
  Homer Cummings
  from Connecticut
  (1919-1920)
• Senator
  Howard Sutherland
  from West Virginia
  (1917-1923)
• SIMMONS, F.M. SENATOR LCCN2016857186 (cropped).jpg

  Senator
  Furnifold Simmons
  from North Carolina
  (1901-1931)
• JamesWGerard.jpg

  Ambassador
  James W. Gerard
  from New York
  (1913-1917)
• John Sharp Williams 1923.jpg

  Senator
  John Sharp Williams
  from Mississippi
  (1911-1923)
• HITCHCOCK, G.M. HONORABLE LCCN2016857525 (cropped).jpg

  Senator
  Gilbert Hitchcock
  from Nebraska
  (1911-1923)
• HITCHCOCK, G.M. HONORABLE LCCN2016857525 (cropped).jpg

  Governor-General of the Philippines
  Francis B. Harrison
  from New York
  (1913-1921)

1920 United States Presidential Election Media

• Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Harris & Ewing bw photo portrait, 1919 (cropped 3x4).jpg

  The incumbent in 1920, Woodrow Wilson. His second term expired at noon on March 4, 1921.

• Republican Disc.svg

  Republican Party (United States)

• Calvin Coolidge cph.3g10777 crop.jpg

  Calvin Coolidge, Governor of Massachusetts

• Famous leaders of character in America, from the latter half of nineteenth century; the life stories of boys who have impressed their personalities on the life and history of the United States (1922) (14802115243).jpg

  Identifier: famousleadersofc01wild (find matches)Title: Famous leaders of character in America, from the latter half of nineteenth century; the life stories of boys who have impressed their personalities on the life and history of the United Stat

• Frank O Lowden portrait (1).jpg

  Frank O. Lowden, Governor of Illinois

• Hiram Warren Johnson.jpg

  Hiram Warren Johnson

• SPROUL, WILLIAM C. GOVERNOR (cropped).jpg

  Title: SPROUL, WILLIAM C. GOVERNOR*Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller

• Nicholas Murray Butler 1924.jpg

  American presidential candidate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947)

• Calvin Coolidge, Governor of Massachusetts