1924 United States presidential election in Nevada

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1924 United States presidential election in Nevada
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All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
  Calvin Coolidge cph.3g10777 crop.jpg Robert La Follette Sr crop.jpg John William Davis.jpg
Nominee Calvin Coolidge Robert M. La Follette John W. Davis
Party Republican Independent Democratic
Alliance Progressive
Home state Massachusetts Wisconsin West Virginia
Running mate Charles G. Dawes Burton K. Wheeler Charles W. Bryan
Electoral vote300
Popular vote11,2439,7695,909
Percentage41.76%36.29%21.95%
Nevada Presidential Election Results 1924.svg
County Results
President before election

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Elected President

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

The 1924 United States presidential election in Nevada was held on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Nevada was won by President Calvin Coolidge (R–Massachusetts), running with Senator Charles G. Dawes, with 41.76% of the popular vote, against Senator Robert M. La Follette (I–Wisconsin), running with Senator Burton K. Wheeler, with 36.29% of the popular vote. Democratic nominee John W. Davis came third, although Ormsby County was the westernmost county in the nation to give him a plurality of its ballots.

Results

General Election Results [1]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Republican Party Calvin CoolidgeF. J. Button11,243
Republican Party Calvin CoolidgeThomas Lindsay11,175
Republican Party Calvin CoolidgeMrs. F. E. Humphrey11,155
Independent Robert M. La FolletteW. H. Fording9,769
Independent Robert M. La FolletteJ. H. Pieh9,523
Independent Robert M. La FolletteJohn E. Worden9,519
Democratic Party John W. DavisW. J. Bell5,909
Democratic Party John W. DavisThomas Dolf5,883
Democratic Party John W. DavisFrank F. Garside5,862
Votes cast [a] 26,921

Results by county

CountyJohn Calvin Coolidge
Republican		John William Davis
Democratic		Robert M. La Follette Sr.
Independent		Margin [b] Total votes cast [c]
#%#%#%#%
Churchill 65541.64%31019.71%60838.65%472.99%1,573
Clark 53332.58%28817.60%81549.82%-282-17.24%1,636
Douglas 34359.04%9516.35%14324.61%20034.42%581
Elko 1,11338.81%60421.06%1,15140.13%-38-1.32%2,868
Esmeralda 24133.20%15020.66%33546.14%-94-12.95%726
Eureka 20950.00%9422.49%11527.51%9422.49%418
Humboldt 40035.30%24821.89%48542.81%-85-7.50%1,133
Lander 25446.61%13825.32%15328.07%10118.53%545
Lincoln 20027.10%25734.82%28138.08%-24 [d] -3.25%738
Lyon 61847.43%23117.73%45434.84%16412.59%1,303
Mineral 19137.90%8416.67%22945.44%-38-7.54%504
Nye 88439.69%45420.39%88939.92%-5-0.22%2,227
Ormsby 41344.31%41544.53%10411.16%-2 [e] -0.21%932
Pershing 30836.07%16419.20%38244.73%-74-8.67%854
Storey 28337.19%20927.46%26935.35%141.84%761
Washoe 3,54945.70%1,66921.49%2,54832.81%1,00112.89%7,766
White Pine 1,04944.52%49921.18%80834.30%24110.23%2,356
Totals11,24341.76%5,90921.95%9,76936.29%1,4745.48%26,921

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Independent

Ballot measures

During the election, three ballot measures coincided, including one that removed Article 1, Section 16, of the Constitution of Nevada, which had stated: “Foreigners who are, or who may hereafter become Bona-fide residents of this State, shall enjoy the same rights, in respect to the possession, enjoyment and inheritance of property, as native born citizens.” [2] [3]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. ↑ Because Coolidge and La Follette ran in the top two places in Nevada as a whole, all margins given are Coolidge vote minus La Follette vote and Coolidge percentage minus La Follette percentage unless otherwise states for the county in question.
  3. ↑ Based on highest elector on each ticket
  4. ↑ In this county where Coolidge finished third behind both Davis and La Follette, margin given is Davis vote minus La Follette vote and percentage margin Davis percentage minus La Follette percentage.
  5. ↑ In this county where La Follette did finish behind both Coolidge and Davis, margin given is Coolidge vote minus Davis vote and percentage margin Coolidge percentage minus Davis percentage.

References

  1. ↑ Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1923-1924. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 75.
  2. ↑ "Nevada 1924 ballot measures". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Article 1, Nevada Constitution". Ballotpedia.
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