1924 United States presidential election in Georgia

The 1924 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the wider United States Presidential election. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 1924 United States presidential election
United States presidential election in Georgia, 1924
November 4, 1924 (1924-11-04)
 
Nominee John W. Davis Calvin Coolidge Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Home state West Virginia Massachusetts Wisconsin
Running mate Charles W. Bryan Charles G. Dawes Burton K. Wheeler
Electoral vote 14 0 0
Popular vote 123,200 30,300 12,691
Percentage 73.96% 18.19% 7.62%
President before election

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

 Elected President

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Elections in Georgia

Background

With the exception of a handful of historically Unionist North Georgia counties – chiefly Fannin but also to a lesser extent Pickens, Gilmer and Towns – Georgia since the 1880s had been a one-party state dominated by the Democratic Party. Disfranchisement of almost all African-Americans and most poor whites had made the Republican Party virtually nonexistent outside of local governments in those few hill counties, and the national Democratic Party served as the guardian of white supremacy against a Republican Party historically associated with memories of Reconstruction. The only competitive elections were Democratic primaries, which state laws restricted to whites on the grounds of the Democratic Party being legally a private club.[1]

Vote

The Davis/Bryan ticket carried the state of Georgia on election day.

Results
United States presidential election in Georgia, 1924 [2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic John W. Davis 123,200 73.96% 14
Republican Calvin Coolidge 30,300 18.19% 0
Progressive Robert M. La Follette Sr. 12,691 7.62% 0
Write-ins Scattered 386 0.23% 0

References
  1. Springer, Melanie Jean; How the States Shaped the Nation: American Electoral Institutions and Voter Turnout, 1920-2000, p. 155 ISBN 022611435X
  2. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1924 Presidential General Election Results – Georgia

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