1924 United States presidential election

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The 1924 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican incumbent Calvin Coolidge defeated Democratic nominee John W. Davis and Progressive candidate Robert M. La Follette Sr., reflecting a period of Republican dominance and relative economic prosperity in the 1920s.

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instanceOf United States presidential election
CalvinCoolidgeElectoralVotes 382
CalvinCoolidgeHomeState Massachusetts
CalvinCoolidgePopularVote 15439788
CalvinCoolidgePopularVoteShare 54.0%
country United States of America
surface form: United States
DemocraticRunningMate Charles W. Bryan
electionDate 1924-11-04
electoralVotesNeededToWin 266
hasDemocraticNominee John W. Davis
hasIncumbentPresident Calvin Coolidge
hasMajorParty Democratic Party
Republican Party
hasProgressiveNominee Robert M. La Follette
surface form: Robert M. La Follette Sr.
hasRepublicanNominee Calvin Coolidge
hasThirdParty Progressive Party
surface form: Progressive Party (1924)
JohnWDavisElectoralVotes 136
JohnWDavisHomeState West Virginia
JohnWDavisPopularVote 8683974
JohnWDavisPopularVoteShare 28.8%
losingCandidate John W. Davis
Robert M. La Follette
surface form: Robert M. La Follette Sr.
mainIssue agricultural distress
corruption and reform
economic policy
government regulation
nextElection 1928 United States presidential election
notableThirdPartyMovement Progressive campaign of Robert M. La Follette Sr.
officeContested President of the United States
previousElection 1920 United States presidential election
ProgressiveRunningMate Burton K. Wheeler
reflectsPeriodOf Republican dominance in 1920s U.S. politics
relative economic prosperity in the 1920s United States
resultedIn election of Calvin Coolidge as President
election of Charles G. Dawes as Vice President
RobertMLaFolletteElectoralVotes 13
RobertMLaFolletteHomeState Wisconsin
RobertMLaFollettePopularVote 4815715
RobertMLaFollettePopularVoteShare 16.6%
startDate 1924-11-04
tookPlaceDuring Coolidge administration
surface form: Calvin Coolidge presidency

Roaring Twenties
totalElectoralVotes 531
vicePresidencyContested Vice President of the United States
vicePresidentialRunningMate Charles G. Dawes
voterTurnout 48.9%
voterTurnoutChangeFromPrevious -12.6 percentage points
winner Calvin Coolidge
winningParty Republican Party

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William Z. Foster electionParticipatedIn 1924 United States presidential election
Benjamin Gitlow candidateIn 1924 United States presidential election
Robert M. La Follette candidateIn 1924 United States presidential election
this entity surface form: United States presidential election, 1924
Burton K. Wheeler participantIn 1924 United States presidential election
1920 United States presidential election nextElection 1924 United States presidential election