1924 United States presidential election in North Dakota

The 1924 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 1924 United States presidential election

1924 United States presidential election in North Dakota

November 4, 1924

Nominee Calvin Coolidge Robert M. La Follette John W. Davis Party Republican Nonpartisan League Democratic Home state Massachusetts Wisconsin West Virginia Running mate Charles G. Dawes Burton K. Wheeler Charles W. Bryan Electoral vote 5 0 0 Popular vote 94,931 89,922 13,858 Percentage 47.68% 45.17% 6.96%

President before election Calvin Coolidge Republican Elected President Calvin Coolidge Republican

North Dakota voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, over Nonpartisan League nominee, Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin and Democratic nominee, Ambassador John W. Davis of West Virginia. Coolidge ran with former Budget Director Charles G. Dawes of Illinois, while Davis ran with Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska while La Follette ran with Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana.

Coolidge won North Dakota by a narrow margin of 2.51% of the vote.

With 45.17% of the popular vote, North Dakota would prove to be La Follette's second strongest state in the 1924 election in terms of popular vote percentage after Wisconsin.[1] This was one of only two states, the other being Wisconsin, in which La Follette won a majority of counties.[2]

Results

1924 United States presidential election in North Dakota[3]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts	Charles Gates Dawes of Illinois	94,931	47.68%	5	100.00%
	Nonpartisan League	Robert Marion La Follette of Wisconsin	Burton Kendall Wheeler of Montana	89,922	45.17%	0	0.00%
	Democratic	John William Davis of West Virginia	Charles Wayland Bryan of Nebraska	13,858	6.96%	0	0.00%
	Communist	William Z. Foster of Massachusetts	Benjamin Gitlow of New York	370	0.19%	0	0.00%
Total				199,081	100.00%	5	100.00%

References

1. "1924 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
2. The Presidential Vote, 1896–1932, Edgar E. Robinson, p. 67
3. "1924 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.