Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2, 1920. Republican senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio defeated Democratic governor James M. Cox of Ohio. It was the first election held after the end of the First World War, and the first election after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment which gave equal votes to men and women. It was the third presidential election in which both major party candidates were registered in the same home state, and the last time that the state was not New York. It was the first presidential election to have its results broadcast by radio. Coincidentally, the election was held on Harding's 55th birthday.
Harry Micajah Daugherty was an American politician. A key Republican political insider from Ohio, he is best remembered for his service as Attorney General of the United States under presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, as well as for his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal during Harding's presidency.
James Edwin Campbell was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1884 to 1889 and as the 38th governor of Ohio from 1890 to 1892.
Frank Orren Lowden was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 25th Governor of Illinois and as a United States Representative from Illinois. He was also a candidate for the Republican presidential nominations in 1920 and 1928.
Clarence James Brown Sr. was an American politician; he represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his death in Bethesda, Maryland in 1965. Long representing conservative views, near the end of his life, he helped gain House passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which he voted for to provide enforcement of the right to vote for all citizens, while also voting in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, 1960, and 1964.
Bert Lord was an American politician from New York. A Republican, he served several terms in the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate, and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until his death.
Patrick Henry Drewry was a Virginia lawyer and Democratic politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and state senate.
Carl Russell Kimball was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who was Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives 1919–1920.
Rupert Rennison Beetham was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who was Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives 1921–1922.
Rudolph W. Archer was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who was Ohio State Treasurer 1915-1917 and 1919–1923.
Charles Carl Crabbe was a lawyer from the U.S. state of Ohio who was a legislator in the Ohio House of Representatives and served as Ohio Attorney General 1923–1927.
John G. Price was a Republican lawyer from the U.S. state of Ohio who served as Ohio Attorney General 1919–1923.
Harvey C. Smith was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who served as Ohio Secretary of State 1919-1923.
George S. Myers was a Democratic lawyer from Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States, who served in all three branches of the Ohio state government. He served two terms in the Ohio House of Representatives, two terms as Ohio Secretary of State, and finished his life as a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court.
Howard Ross Ake was a Republican politician and banker from the U.S. state of Ohio. He was elected to the Ohio State Senate, appointed as Ohio State Treasurer, and ran unsuccessfully for Congress.
Hal Howard Griswold was a politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. He was the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1923 and 1924.
Abraham Edwards was an American physician and politician in the U.S. state of Michigan. He served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812 and was president of the Michigan Territorial Council for a majority of its existence.
George Smith was an American politician who was active in Ohio and Missouri. He was most notable for his service as Lieutenant governor of Missouri from 1865 to 1869, and United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri from 1869 to 1877.
William Hartwell Blackwell was an American fruit farmer and politician from New Jersey.
Joseph F. Wallworth was an American businessman, realtor, and politician from New Jersey.
