1920 Elections

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3 offices contested.

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1920

Balance of Power

34.1%Popular Vote60.0%

27,045,951 votes

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1920

Presidential Election · 1920

Elected President

Warren G. Harding

Republicandefeating James M. Cox

127

Cox

Electoral

Votes

266 to win

404

Harding

127 EV266 needed to win404 EV

Popular Vote

Harding(REP)60.0%

Cox(DEM)34.1%

candidates(OTH)5.8%

National margin:R+25.9%

27,045,951 total votes cast

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Results by State

Cox: 11 states · 127 EV|Harding: 37 states · 404 EV

	State	EV	Cum. EV ▲	Cox %	Votes	Harding %	Votes	Other %	Margin	Swing
▶	North Dakota	5	5	18.3%	37,409	77.7%	158,997	—	R+59.4	↓ R+60.9
▶	Wisconsin	13	18	16.1%	113,195	71.1%	498,576	12.7%	R+55.0	↓ R+48.4
▶	Minnesota	12	30	19.4%	142,994	70.6%	519,421	10.0%	R+51.2	↓ R+51.1
▶	Michigan	15	45	22.3%	231,046	72.8%	755,941	—	R+50.6	↓ R+42.2
▶	Iowa	13	58	25.5%	227,924	70.9%	634,671	—	R+45.4	↓ R+34.0
▶	Vermont	4	62	23.3%	20,884	67.6%	60,575	9.2%	R+44.3	↓ R+17.1
▶	Illinois	29	91	25.5%	534,395	67.8%	1,420,480	6.7%	R+42.3	↓ R+33.1
▶	California	13	104	24.3%	229,191	66.2%	624,992	9.5%	R+41.9	↓ R+42.3
▶	South Dakota	5	109	19.8%	35,938	60.7%	109,874	19.5%	R+40.8	↓ R+36.9
▶	Massachusetts	18	127	27.8%	276,691	68.5%	681,153	—	R+40.7	↓ R+36.8
▶	New Jersey	14	141	28.4%	256,887	67.7%	611,541	—	R+39.2	↓ R+27.5
▶	Pennsylvania	38	179	27.2%	503,843	65.8%	1,218,216	7.0%	R+38.6	↓ R+24.5
▶	New York	45	224	26.9%	781,238	64.6%	1,871,167	8.5%	R+37.6	↓ R+31.2
▶	Nebraska	8	232	31.3%	119,608	64.7%	247,498	—	R+33.4	↓ R+47.7
▶	Washington	7	239	21.1%	84,298	56.0%	223,137	22.9%	R+34.8	↓ R+39.1
▶	Wyoming	3	242	31.9%	17,429	64.2%	35,091	—	R+32.3	↓ R+45.2
▶	Kansas	10	252	32.5%	185,464	64.8%	369,268	—	R+32.2	↓ R+38.1
▶	Maine	6	258	33.3%	69,306	65.5%	136,355	—	R+32.2	↓ R+28.2
▶	Idaho	4	262	34.3%	46,579	65.6%	88,975	—	R+31.3	↓ R+42.2
▶	Rhode Island	5	267	32.8%	55,062	64.0%	107,463	—	R+31.2	↓ R+26.1
▶	Connecticut	7	274	33.0%	120,721	62.7%	229,238	—	R+29.7	↓ R+26.5
▶	Montana	4	278	32.1%	57,746	61.0%	109,680	6.8%	R+28.9	↓ R+48.2
▶	Oregon	5	283	33.5%	80,019	60.2%	143,592	6.3%	R+26.6	↓ R+24.1
▶	Colorado	6	289	36.1%	104,736	59.2%	171,709	—	R+23.1	↓ R+49.1
▶	Nevada	3	292	36.2%	9,851	56.9%	15,479	6.9%	R+20.7	↓ R+37.7
▶	New Hampshire	4	296	39.4%	62,662	59.8%	95,196	—	R+20.4	↓ R+20.5
▶	Ohio	24	320	38.6%	780,037	58.5%	1,182,022	—	R+19.9	↓ R+27.6
▶	Utah	4	324	38.8%	56,639	55.9%	81,555	5.2%	R+17.1	↓ R+38.0
▶	Indiana	15	339	40.5%	511,364	55.1%	696,370	—	R+14.7	↓ R+13.7
▶	Maryland	8	347	41.2%	267,374	55.8%	361,643	—	R+14.5	↓ R+22.9
▶	Delaware	3	350	42.1%	39,911	55.7%	52,858	—	R+13.7	↓ R+11.2
▶	West Virginia	8	358	43.3%	220,789	55.3%	282,010	—	R+12.0	↓ R+11.1
▶	Arizona	3	361	44.4%	29,546	55.6%	37,016	—	R+11.2	↓ R+33.0
▶	Missouri	18	379	42.0%	574,799	53.2%	727,252	—	R+11.2	↓ R+14.7
▶	New Mexico	3	382	44.5%	42,678	54.3%	52,099	—	R+9.8	↓ R+15.2
▶	Oklahoma	10	392	44.5%	215,798	50.2%	243,465	5.3%	R+5.7	↓ R+23.1
▶	Tennessee	12	404	48.3%	206,558	51.2%	219,229	—	R+3.0	↓ R+16.8
▶	South Carolina	9	9	96.0%	64,170	3.4%	2,244	—	D+92.7	↓ R+1.5
▶	Mississippi	10	19	84.0%	69,252	14.0%	11,527	—	D+70.0	↓ R+18.4
▶	Georgia	14	33	70.9%	106,112	28.7%	42,981	—	D+42.2	↓ R+30.3
▶	Louisiana	10	43	69.2%	87,355	30.5%	38,539	—	D+38.7	↓ R+40.0
▶	Texas	20	63	59.4%	288,933	23.5%	114,384	17.1%	D+35.9	↓ R+23.7
▶	Alabama	12	75	66.7%	156,064	31.9%	74,719	—	D+34.8	↓ R+19.2
▶	Virginia	12	87	61.5%	142,252	37.7%	87,380	—	D+23.7	↓ R+11.0
▶	Arkansas	9	96	58.5%	107,406	38.7%	71,107	—	D+19.8	↓ R+17.5
▶	Florida	6	102	47.1%	89,646	19.7%	37,408	33.2%	D+27.5	↓ R+23.8
▶	North Carolina	12	114	56.7%	305,367	43.3%	232,819	—	D+13.5	↓ R+2.9
▶	Kentucky	13	127	49.8%	457,203	49.1%	451,480	—	D+0.6	↓ R+4.8

Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1916 margin. Cum. EV orders each winning ticket's states from largest win to closest win and accumulates the official EV awarded in each state, so the closest state is that candidate's final cumulative total.Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

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U.S. Senate

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31 contests|D won 6|R won 24|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	UnderwoodDEM	68.0%	155,664	ReynoldsREP	31.1%	71,334	D+36.8	↓ R+26.1
▶	Alabama(S)	HeflinDEM	71.4%	161,531	LunsfordREP	27.4%	62,020	D+44.0	↓ R+19.0
▶	Arizona	CameronREP	55.2%	35,893	SmithDEM	44.8%	29,169	R+10.3	↓ R+44.6
▶	Arkansas	CarawayDEM	65.9%	126,577	ColeREP	34.1%	65,381	D+31.9	—
▶	California	ShortridgeREP	49.0%	447,835	PhelanDEM	40.7%	371,580	R+8.3	↓ R+11.3
▶	Colorado	NicholsonREP	54.5%	156,577	ScotDEM	39.3%	112,890	R+15.2	↓ R+16.5
▶	Connecticut	BrandegeeREP	59.4%	216,792	LongerganDEM	36.1%	131,824	R+23.3	↓ R+15.6
▶	Florida	FletcherDEM	74.3%	98,966	CheneyREP	20.9%	27,914	D+53.3	↓ R+46.2
▶	Idaho	GoodingREP	54.1%	75,985	NugentDEM	45.9%	64,513	R+8.2	↓ R+5.3
▶	Illinois	McKinleyREP	66.8%	1,381,382	WallerDEM	26.8%	554,372	R+40.0	↓ R+38.3
▶	Indiana	WatsonREP	54.6%	681,854	TaggartDEM	41.1%	514,191	R+13.4	↓ R+20.5
▶	Iowa	CumminsREP	61.4%	528,499	PorterDEM	37.4%	322,015	R+24.0	↓ R+15.0
▶	Kansas	CurtisREP	64.0%	327,072	HodgesDEM	33.4%	170,443	R+30.7	↓ R+29.9
▶	Kentucky	ErnstREP	50.3%	454,226	BeckhamDEM	49.7%	449,244	R+0.6	↓ R+9.9
▶	Maryland	WellerREP	47.3%	278,645	SmithDEM	41.5%	244,488	R+5.8	↓ R+14.9
▶	Missouri	SpencerREP	53.7%	861,909	LongDEM	44.0%	706,091	R+9.7	↓ R+18.5
▶	Nevada	OddieREP	42.1%	11,550	HendersonDEM	37.9%	10,402	R+4.2	↓ R+4.4
▶	New Hampshire	MosesREP	57.7%	90,173	StevensDEM	41.6%	65,035	R+16.1	↓ R+9.1
▶	New York	WadsworthREP	52.8%	1,434,393	WalkerDEM	33.1%	901,310	R+19.6	—
▶	North Carolina	OvermanDEM	57.5%	310,504	HoltonREP	42.5%	229,343	D+15.0	↓ R+1.4
▶	North Dakota	LaddREP	59.8%	130,614	PerryDEM	40.2%	87,775	R+19.6	↑ D+2.3
▶	Ohio	WillisREP	59.1%	1,134,953	JulianDEM	40.8%	782,650	R+18.4	↓ R+8.8
▶	Oklahoma	HarreldREP	50.6%	247,721	FerrisDEM	44.6%	218,371	R+6.0	↓ R+24.5
▶	Oregon	StanfieldREP	50.7%	116,696	ChamberlainDEM	43.5%	100,124	R+7.2	↓ R+16.8
▶	Pennsylvania	PenroseREP	59.9%	1,068,985	FarrellDEM	27.2%	484,862	R+32.8	↓ R+11.8
▶	South Carolina	SmithDEM	100.0%	64,388	OtherOTH	0.0%	1	D+100.0	↑ D+0.2
▶	South Dakota	NorbeckREP	50.1%	92,267	OtherOTH	29.9%	55,079	R+30.1	↓ R+33.6
▶	Utah	SmootREP	56.6%	82,566	WellingDEM	38.6%	56,280	R+18.0	↑ D+31.1
▶	Vermont	DillinghamREP	78.0%	69,671	ShawDEM	21.9%	19,580	R+56.1	↑ D+0.6
▶	Washington	JonesREP	56.4%	217,069	OtherOTH	25.8%	99,309	R+38.6	↓ R+27.4
▶	Wisconsin	OtherOTH	45.2%	306,308	LenrootREP	41.6%	281,576	R+28.4	↓ R+28.7

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34 contests|D won 5|R won 29

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	CampbellREP	54.1%	37,060	SimmsDEM	45.9%	31,385	R+8.3	↓ R+8.2
▶	Arkansas	McRaeDEM	65.0%	123,637	TownsendREP	24.4%	46,350	D+40.6	↓ R+3.8
▶	Colorado	ShoupREP	59.5%	174,488	CollinsDEM	37.1%	108,738	R+22.4	↓ R+34.4
▶	Connecticut	LakeREP	63.0%	230,792	TylerDEM	32.8%	119,912	R+30.3	↓ R+24.4
▶	Delaware	DenneyREP	55.2%	51,895	LynchDEM	43.7%	41,038	R+11.6	↓ R+6.5
▶	Florida	HardeeDEM	77.9%	103,407	GayREP	17.9%	23,788	D+60.0	↑ D+31.1
▶	Idaho	DavisREP	53.0%	75,748	WaltersDEM	26.9%	38,509	R+26.0	↓ R+27.2
▶	Illinois	SmallREP	58.9%	1,243,150	LewisDEM	34.6%	731,541	R+24.2	↓ R+13.7
▶	Indiana	McCrayREP	54.6%	683,253	McCullochDEM	41.2%	515,253	R+13.4	↓ R+11.6
▶	Iowa	KendallREP	58.6%	513,118	HerringDEM	38.6%	338,108	R+20.0	↑ D+4.6
▶	Kansas	AllenREP	58.4%	319,914	DavisDEM	39.3%	214,940	R+19.2	↑ D+8.6
▶	Maine	ParkhurstREP	65.9%	135,393	McIntireDEM	34.1%	70,047	R+31.8	↓ R+22.7
▶	Massachusetts	CoxREP	67.0%	643,869	WalshDEM	30.2%	290,350	R+36.8	↓ R+28.0
▶	Michigan	GroesbeckREP	66.4%	703,180	FerrisDEM	29.3%	310,566	R+37.1	↓ R+21.9
▶	Minnesota	PreusREP	53.1%	415,805	OtherOTH	36.6%	286,530	R+42.7	↓ R+3.6
▶	Missouri	HydeREP	54.7%	882,007	AtkinsonDEM	42.8%	689,628	R+11.9	↓ R+11.1
▶	Montana	DixonREP	59.7%	111,113	WheelerDEM	40.3%	74,875	R+19.5	↓ R+30.6
▶	Nebraska	McKelvieREP	40.4%	152,863	MoreheadDEM	34.5%	130,433	R+5.9	↓ R+8.3
▶	New Hampshire	BrownREP	59.6%	93,273	TiltonDEM	39.7%	62,174	R+19.9	↓ R+11.8
▶	New Mexico	MechemREP	50.7%	49,321	HannaDEM	48.3%	46,957	R+2.4	↓ R+4.7
▶	New York	MillerREP	46.6%	1,335,878	SmithDEM	44.0%	1,261,812	R+2.6	↑ D+6.6
▶	North Carolina	MorrisonDEM	57.2%	308,150	ParkerREP	42.8%	230,193	D+14.5	↓ R+2.1
▶	North Dakota	FrazierREP	51.0%	117,018	O'ConnorDEM	49.0%	112,488	R+2.0	↑ D+58.9
▶	Ohio	DavisREP	51.9%	1,039,835	DonaheyDEM	45.9%	918,962	R+6.0	↓ R+6.6
▶	Rhode Island	SouciREP	64.6%	109,138	SullivanDEM	33.1%	55,963	R+31.5	↓ R+16.4
▶	South Carolina	CooperDEM	100.0%	58,050	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+2.1
▶	South Dakota	McMasterREP	56.3%	103,592	OtherOTH	26.3%	48,426	R+39.0	↓ R+21.7
▶	Tennessee	TaylorREP	54.9%	229,133	RobertsDEM	44.6%	185,890	R+10.4	↓ R+21.4
▶	Texas	NeffDEM	60.2%	290,672	OtherOTH	21.2%	102,305	D+41.5	↓ R+25.7
▶	Utah	MabeyREP	58.2%	83,518	TaylorDEM	38.3%	54,913	R+19.9	↓ R+33.1
▶	Vermont	HartnessREP	77.2%	67,006	MartinDEM	21.8%	18,917	R+55.4	↓ R+10.3
▶	Washington	HartREP	52.7%	210,662	OtherOTH	30.7%	122,667	R+36.2	↓ R+39.9
▶	West Virginia	MorganREP	47.3%	242,237	KoontzDEM	36.3%	185,662	R+11.1	↓ R+12.0
▶	Wisconsin	BlaineREP	53.0%	366,247	(wisconsin)DEM	35.8%	247,746	R+17.1	↓ R+2.6