1920 United States presidential election in Iowa
The 1920 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 2, 1920, as part of the 1920 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Iowa voted for the Republican nominee, Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio, over the Democratic nominee, Governor James M. Cox of Ohio. Harding ran with Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, while Cox ran with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York. Harding won the state by a margin of 45.45%.
With 70.91% of the popular, Iowa would prove to be Harding fifth strongest state in the 1920 election terms of popular vote percentage after North Dakota, Vermont, Michigan, and Wisconsin.[1]
Results
1920 United States presidential election in Iowa[2] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Republican | Warren Gamaliel Harding of Ohio | Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts | 634,674 | 70.91% | 13 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | James Middleton Cox of Ohio | Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York | 227,921 | 25.46% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Socialist | Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana | Seymour Stedman of Illinois | 16,981 | 1.90% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Farmer–Labor | Parley P. Christensen of Illinois | Max S. Hayes of Ohio | 10,321 | 1.15% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Prohibition | Aaron S. Watkins of Indiana | D. Leigh Colvin of New York | 4,197 | 0.47% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Socialist Labor | William Wesley Cox of Missouri | August Gillhaus of New York | 982 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
N/A | Others | Others | 6 | <0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 895,082 | 100.00% | 13 | 100.00% |
References
- "1920 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "1920 Presidential General Election Results – Iowa". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.