1924 United States presidential election in Iowa

The 1924 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose thirteen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1924 United States presidential election in Iowa

November 4, 1924
 
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 vote 13 0 0
Popular vote 537,458 274,448 160,382
Percentage 55.02% 28.10% 16.42%

President before election

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Elected President

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Iowa voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, over Progressive nominee, Wisconsin Senator Robert M. La Follette of and Democratic nominee, Ambassador John W. Davis of West Virginia. Coolidge ran with former Budget Director Charles G. Dawes of Illinois, while Davis ran with Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska while La Follette ran with Montana Senator Burton K. Wheeler.

Iowa was the most southeasterly of twelve states where Democrat Davis ran third behind both Coolidge and La Follette. Davis’ performance is the worst by any major-party nominee since Iowa became a state in 1846,[1] whilst La Follette’s is the second-best by any third-party candidate in Iowa presidential election history behind Theodore Roosevelt in 1912.

Results

Presidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote (EV) Popular Vote (PV)
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts Charles G. Dawes Republican 13[2] 537,458 55.02%
Robert M. LaFollette Burton K. Wheeler Progressive 0 274,448 28.10%
John W. Davis Charles W. Bryan Democratic 0 160,382 16.42%
William Z. Foster Benjamin Gitlow Communist 0 4,037 0.41%
Write-ins 0 445 0.05%

References

  1. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Iowa". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
  2. "1924 Presidential General Election Results – Iowa". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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