1920 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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1920 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).png
  1916 November 2, 1920 1924  
  James M. Cox 1920.jpg Warren G Harding-Harris & Ewing crop.jpg
Nominee James M. Cox Warren G. Harding
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Ohio Ohio
Running mate Franklin D. Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge
Electoral vote100
Popular vote69,27711,576
Percentage83.98%14.03%

Mississippi Presidential Election Results 1920.svg
County Results
Cox
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%
  90-100%

The 1920 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 2, 1920, as part of the 1920 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. In Mississippi, voters voted for electors individually instead of as a slate, as in the other states.

Mississippi voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, over Republican nominee, Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio. Cox ran with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, while Harding ran with Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts.

Cox won Mississippi by a landslide margin of 69.95%.

Results

General election results [1]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Democratic Party James M. Cox Henry Minor69,277
Democratic Party James M. Cox R. H. Henry69,252
Democratic Party James M. Cox Walker Wood69,135
Democratic Party James M. Cox J. S. Savage69,118
Democratic Party James M. Cox James Lee Byrd69,107
Democratic Party James M. Cox J. E. Davis69,107
Democratic Party James M. Cox Thomas E. Pegram69,102
Democratic Party James M. Cox E. H. Reber69,071
Democratic Party James M. Cox C. N. Harris, Sr.69,058
Democratic Party James M. Cox F. D. Mellen69,025
Republican Party Warren G. Harding J. Jay White11,576
Republican Party Warren G. Harding J. A. DeMonbrun11,546
Republican Party Warren G. Harding E. W. DuBoise11,527
Republican Party Warren G. Harding H. A. Moore11,527
Republican Party Warren G. Harding C. H. Thomas11,522
Republican Party Warren G. Harding Percy Matthews11,513
Republican Party Warren G. Harding G. M. Flynn11,506
Republican Party Warren G. Harding H. M. Ward11,505
Republican Party Warren G. Harding S. T. Walls11,489
Republican Party Warren G. Harding T. A. Helgason11,465
Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs J. T. Lester1,639
Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs G. W. Powell1,604
Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs J. W. Moore1,602
Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs William Davis1,594
Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs W. T. Roberts1,588
Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs John G. Adams, Jr.1,582
Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs C. W. Smith1,580
Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs J. M. Speed1,576
Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs W. C. Kennedy1,575
Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs S. P. Redmond1,565
Total votes82,492

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References

  1. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1920-1924. Jackson, Mississippi: Hederman Bros. pp. 396–397.