1920 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1920 United States presidential election in Delaware

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Nominee Warren G. Harding James M. Cox Party Republican Democratic Home state Ohio Ohio Running mate Calvin Coolidge Franklin D. Roosevelt Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 52,858 39,911 Percentage 55.71% 42.07%

County results Harding   50–60% Cox   50–60%

President before election Woodrow Wilson Democratic Elected President Warren G. Harding Republican

The 1920 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1920. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1920 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Delaware was won by the Republican nominee, Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio, over the Democratic nominee, Governor James M. Cox of Ohio. Harding ran with Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, while Cox ran with future President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York.

Results

General Election Results ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Republican Party	Warren G. Harding	Henry A. du Pont	52,858
	Republican Party	Warren G. Harding	Alden R. Benson	52,627
	Republican Party	Warren G. Harding	John G. Townsend Jr.	52,230
	Democratic Party	James M. Cox	George Gray	39,911
	Democratic Party	James M. Cox	Joseph H. Cox	39,844
	Democratic Party	James M. Cox	Francis M. Soper	39,623
	Socialist Party	Eugene V. Debs	William Canby Ferris	988
	Prohibition Party	Aaron S. Watkins	Martha S. Cranston	986
	Prohibition Party	Aaron S. Watkins	Lillian Cade	979
	Prohibition Party	Aaron S. Watkins	John Heyd	976
	Socialist Party	Eugene V. Debs	Fred W. Whiteside	964
	Socialist Party	Eugene V. Debs	Clarence W. Johnson	958
	Independent	Parley P. Christensen	Nicholas J. Lannan	93
	Independent	Parley P. Christensen	Maurice Walsh	82
	Independent	Parley P. Christensen	Isidor Straus	78
	Single Tax Party	Robert C. Macauley	Louis Kramer	39
	Single Tax Party	Robert C. Macauley	Charles E. Duling	34
	Single Tax Party	Robert C. Macauley	Samuel Melville	34
Votes cast [a]				94,875

Results by county

County [1] [2]	Warren G. Harding Republican		James M. Cox Democratic		Eugene V. Debs Socialist		Aaron S. Watkins Prohibition		Parley P. Christensen Independent		Robert C. Macauley Single Tax		Margin		Total votes cast [a]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	6,511	46.88%	7,211	51.92%	0	0.00%	167	1.20%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	-700	-5.04%	13,889
New Castle	36,600	58.29%	24,252	38.62%	988	1.57%	819	1.30%	93	0.15%	39	0.06%	12,348	19.67%	62,791
Sussex	9,747	53.57%	8,448	46.43%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1,299	7.14%	18,195
Totals	52,858	55.71%	39,911	42.07%	988	1.04%	986	1.04%	93	0.10%	39	0.04%	12,947	13.65%	94,875

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

Notes

1. Based on highest elector on each ticket

References

1. "Proclamation - State of Delaware, Executive Department". The Milford Chronicle. Milford. November 26, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
2. "Proclamation - State of Delaware, Executive Department". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington. November 20, 1920. p. 19. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
3. "Candidates". The Evening Journal. Wilmington. October 30, 1920. p. 3. Retrieved December 17, 2025.