1924 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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1924 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
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  1920 November 4, 1924 1928  
  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 Progressive Democratic
Home state Massachusetts Wisconsin West Virginia
Running mate Charles G. Dawes Burton K. Wheeler Charles W. Bryan
Electoral vote700
Popular vote220,224150,72742,842
Percentage52.24%35.76%10.16%

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County Results

President before election

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Elected President

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

The 1924 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 4, 1924. All contemporary forty-eight states took part of the 1924 United States presidential election, and Washington's voters selected seven voters to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Rapid recovery of the economy from a sharp recession following World War I transformed the 1920s into a strongly Republican decade. Even the problematic issue of a farm depression had eased by the time of the election as prices recovered. [1] It was also widely thought that the Teapot Dome scandal could do nothing to revive the Democrats as they were well known to have equally severe problems therewith via the fact that recently deceased Woodrow Wilson had paid one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in legal fees to nomination frontrunner William McAdoo. [2]

The conservatism of Democratic nominee John W. Davis – the first presidential nominee since the American Civil War from an antebellum slave state and the only one ever from West Virginia [3] – led those with more progressive views to desert the two major parties for the third-party candidacy of Progressive "Fighting Bob" La Follette. His campaign, based on improved labor laws, an end to US involvement in the politics of Latin America, and cheap credit for farmers, had major appeal in the West, and in Washington State La Follette won five of thirty-nine counties (including absolute majorities in the eastern counties of Franklin and Adams) and finished ahead of Davis in every county except far southeastern Garfield County and Columbia County.

Results

General Election Results [4]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Republican Party Calvin CoolidgeMrs. Samuel D. Cosgrove220,224
Republican Party Calvin CoolidgeJohn L. Murray219,019
Republican Party Calvin CoolidgeW. J. Coates218,943
Republican Party Calvin CoolidgeR. M. Wright218,858
Republican Party Calvin CoolidgeFred C. Stewart218,854
Republican Party Calvin CoolidgeBenjamin E. Thomas218,778
Republican Party Calvin CoolidgeL. E. Jesseph218,143
Progressive Party Robert M. La FolletteJ. Q. Adams150,727
Progressive Party Robert M. La FolletteEdna Wright Beebe150,213
Progressive Party Robert M. La FolletteCharles G. Cole150,137
Progressive Party Robert M. La FolletteAnnabelle Kennedy150,103
Progressive Party Robert M. La FolletteFred J. Chamberlain150,101
Progressive Party Robert M. La FolletteEdgar C. Snyder149.854
Progressive Party Robert M. La FolletteC. O. Young149,115
Democratic Party John W. DavisJessie Irving42,842
Democratic Party John W. DavisJohn B. Hanson42,556
Democratic Party John W. DavisJoseph L. Keeler42,444
Democratic Party John W. DavisCharles H. Keavy42,440
Democratic Party John W. DavisPaul Newman42,339
Democratic Party John W. DavisEdgar Swan42,315
Democratic Party John W. DavisB. F. Billingsley42,239
American Party Gilbert NationsH. O. Akin5,991
American Party Gilbert NationsJ. M. Borgenson5,900
American Party Gilbert NationsJ. W. Adams5,838
American Party Gilbert NationsP. M. Woodall5,823
American Party Gilbert NationsW. A. Arnold5,809
American Party Gilbert NationsCharles W. Ayres5,806
American Party Gilbert NationsO. E. Druse5,669
Socialist Labor Party Frank T. JohnsGeorge B. Wilson1,004
Socialist Labor Party Frank T. JohnsAbraham L. Brearcliff982
Socialist Labor Party Frank T. JohnsWilliam J. Chamberlain974
Socialist Labor Party Frank T. JohnsJames F. Stark966
Socialist Labor Party Frank T. JohnsDaniel L. Barnett952
Socialist Labor Party Frank T. JohnsSamuel A. Witherspoon951
Socialist Labor Party Frank T. JohnsJohn C. Schafer933
Workers Party William Z. FosterWilliam H. Jones761
Workers Party William Z. FosterJoseph Huvel736
Workers Party William Z. FosterJohn W. Weppler715
Workers Party William Z. FosterHenry G. Price714
Workers Party William Z. FosterJohn Lawrie711
Workers Party William Z. FosterGeorge Halonen694
Workers Party William Z. FosterMike Kronholm693
Votes cast [lower-alpha 1] 421,549

Results by county

County [4] Calvin Coolidge
Republican
Robert M. La Follette
Progressive
John W. Davis
Democratic
Gilbert Nations
American
Frank T. Johns
Socialist Labor
William Z. Foster
Workers
Margin [lower-alpha 2] Total votes cast [lower-alpha 3]
#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
Adams 76037.51%1,03651.14%22811.25%00.00%20.10%00.00%-276-13.63%2,026
Asotin 1,09446.51%72830.95%50821.60%150.64%50.21%20.09%36615.56%2,352
Benton 1,81245.33%1,71142.81%43710.93%270.68%40.10%60.15%1012.52%3,997
Chelan 4,54355.56%2,58431.60%99512.17%350.43%190.23%10.01%1,95923.96%8,177
Clallam 2,12952.07%1,63940.08%2836.92%110.27%170.42%100.24%49011.99%4,089
Clark 5,21547.61%3,57332.62%2,00418.29%1121.02%330.30%170.16%1,64214.99%10,954
Columbia 1,12252.11%49222.85%52224.25%120.56%30.14%20.09%600 [lower-alpha 4] 27.86%2,153
Cowlitz 3,27455.66%1,60927.35%92715.76%210.36%340.58%170.29%1,66528.31%5,882
Douglas 1,07042.19%1,05341.52%39815.69%70.28%50.20%30.12%170.67%2,536
Ferry 50734.49%60541.16%34923.74%30.20%20.14%40.27%-98-6.67%1,470
Franklin 70931.15%1,30157.16%23710.41%190.83%70.31%30.13%-592-26.01%2,276
Garfield 87565.25%14010.44%32424.16%20.15%00.00%00.00%551 [lower-alpha 4] 41.09%1,341
Grant 81340.87%82341.38%33216.69%160.80%40.20%10.05%-10-0.51%1,989
Grays Harbor 8,27360.16%4,07929.66%1,2399.01%850.62%320.23%430.31%4,19430.50%13,751
Island 83246.25%83046.14%1146.34%90.50%60.33%80.44%20.11%1,799
Jefferson 91351.79%69239.25%1438.11%40.23%30.17%80.45%22112.54%1,763
King 60,43853.51%41,14636.43%7,4046.56%3,4263.03%3090.27%2170.19%19,29217.08%112,940
Kitsap 3,95445.19%4,21548.17%4905.60%450.51%220.25%240.27%-261-2.98%8,750
Kittitas 2,36047.22%2,11242.26%4559.10%460.92%90.18%160.32%2484.96%4,998
Klickitat 1,48252.72%79028.10%51818.43%90.32%70.25%50.18%69224.62%2,811
Lewis 6,97358.07%3,39228.25%1,54412.86%300.25%390.32%290.24%3,58129.82%12,007
Lincoln 2,04246.16%1,62936.82%74316.79%50.11%30.07%20.05%4139.34%4,424
Mason 90249.02%74140.27%1799.73%90.49%60.33%30.16%1618.75%1,840
Okanogan 2,53150.41%1,73534.55%72114.36%140.28%140.28%60.12%79615.86%5,021
Pacific 2,67264.57%93022.47%50112.11%120.29%80.19%150.36%1,74242.10%4,138
Pend Oreille 1,02551.05%74937.30%23111.50%20.10%10.05%00.00%27613.75%2,008
Pierce 21,37647.70%18,46741.20%4,2329.44%4981.11%1370.31%1080.24%2,9096.50%44,818
San Juan 74466.67%28425.45%867.71%10.09%10.09%00.00%46041.22%1,116
Skagit 5,07147.95%4,71444.57%6996.61%330.31%200.19%390.37%3573.38%10,576
Skamania 53352.15%27526.91%20720.25%10.10%40.39%20.20%25825.24%1,022
Snohomish 10,48448.82%8,92941.58%1,5487.21%4281.99%530.25%310.14%1,5557.24%21,473
Spokane 23,40349.30%17,82437.55%6,03612.71%1040.22%710.15%350.07%5,57911.75%47,473
Stevens 2,90948.94%2,27338.24%68511.52%390.66%90.15%290.49%63610.70%5,944
Thurston 5,12557.77%2,71030.55%94310.63%420.47%250.28%260.29%2,41527.22%8,871
Wahkiakum 49660.49%22827.80%8910.85%10.12%50.61%10.12%26832.69%820
Walla Walla 5,46558.83%2,12522.87%1,66217.89%280.30%70.08%30.03%3,34035.96%9,290
Whatcom 9,21457.19%5,81236.08%9275.75%1050.65%390.24%130.08%3,40221.11%16,110
Whitman 4,96052.12%2,78729.29%1,74518.34%180.19%40.04%20.02%2,17322.83%9,516
Yakima 12,12463.72%3,96520.84%2,15711.34%7173.77%350.18%300.16%8,15942.88%19,028
Totals220,22452.24%150,72735.76%42,84210.16%5,9911.42%1,0040.24%7610.18%69,49716.49%421,549

Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive

See also

Notes

  1. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. Because La Follette finished ahead of Davis in Washington State as a whole, all vote and percentage margins given are Coolidge minus La Follette unless stated in the total for the county in question.
  3. Based on highest elector on each ticket
  4. 1 2 In this county where Davis did run second ahead of La Follette, margin given is Coolidge vote minus Davis vote and percentage margin Coolidge percentage minus Davis percentage.

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