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 ⓘ
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 Sr. ⓘ
hasRepublicanNominee Calvin Coolidge ⓘ
hasThirdParty Progressive Party (1924) ⓘ
linked to: Progressive Party
JohnWDavisElectoralVotes 136 ⓘ
JohnWDavisHomeState West Virginia ⓘ
JohnWDavisPopularVote 8683974 ⓘ
JohnWDavisPopularVoteShare 28.8% ⓘ
losingCandidate John W. Davis ⓘ
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 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 → United States presidential election, 1924 ⓘ
linked to: 1924 United States presidential election
Burton K. Wheeler → participantIn → 1924 United States presidential election ⓘ
1920 United States presidential election → nextElection → 1924 United States presidential election ⓘ
Robert M. La Follette → candidateInElection → 1924 United States presidential election ⓘ
subject linked to: Fighting Bob
1924 Democratic Party presidential primaries → partOf → 1924 United States presidential election ⓘ
John W. Davis → candidateInElection → 1924 United States presidential election ⓘ