1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries

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The 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries were the series of state-level contests in which Democratic voters and party leaders selected delegates to choose their nominee for the 1920 United States presidential election.

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instanceOf Democratic Party presidential primary
United States presidential primary
appliesToPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
context Progressive Era politics in the United States
post-World War I American politics
country United States of America
surface form: United States
determinedNominee James M. Cox NERFINISHED
electoralProcess selection of delegates to the 1920 Democratic National Convention
electorate Democratic voters and party leaders in participating states
followedBy 1924 Democratic Party presidential primaries
follows 1916 Democratic Party presidential primaries NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance early example of mixed primary–convention nomination system in the Democratic Party
incumbentPresident Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED
incumbentPresidentEligibility constitutionally eligible for a third term but politically weakened
issue League of Nations NERFINISHED
Prohibition
Red Scare NERFINISHED
labor unrest
postwar economic adjustment
location various U.S. states and territories
mainCandidate A. Mitchell Palmer NERFINISHED
Al Smith NERFINISHED
Carter Glass NERFINISHED
Champ Clark NERFINISHED
Edward I. Edwards NERFINISHED
James A. Reed NERFINISHED
James M. Cox NERFINISHED
John W. Davis NERFINISHED
Newton D. Baker NERFINISHED
Robert L. Owen NERFINISHED
William Gibbs McAdoo NERFINISHED
William Jennings Bryan NERFINISHED
Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED
nominationMethod delegates formally chose nominee at the 1920 Democratic National Convention
nomineeParty Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
officeContested President of the United States NERFINISHED
opposedParty Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
opposedPartyNominee Warren G. Harding NERFINISHED
partOf 1920 United States presidential election NERFINISHED
primaryType indirect presidential nomination process
relatedEvent 1920 Democratic National Convention NERFINISHED
result Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for vice president
James M. Cox nominated for president
runningMateOfNominee Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED
startTime 1920
usedFor allocation of delegates to the Democratic National Convention
votingSystem mixture of primaries and caucuses

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A. Mitchell Palmer candidateInElection 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries