United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1924

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1924

November 4, 1924

Nominee Calvin Coolidge Robert M. La Follette Sr. 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 12 0 0 Popular vote 420,759 339,192 55,913 Percentage 51.2% 41.3% 6.8%

County Results

President before election Calvin Coolidge Republican Elected President Calvin Coolidge Republican

The 1924 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 1924 in Minnesota as part of the 1924 United States presidential election.

The Republican candidate, incumbent President Calvin Coolidge won the state over Progressive U.S. Senator Robert M. La Follette Sr. of Wisconsin by a margin of 81,567 votes, or 9.92%. Nationally, Coolidge, who had succeeded to the presidency following the death of President Warren G. Harding, won the election, with 382 electoral votes and a landslide 25.22% lead over the Democratic nominee, former Congressman John W. Davis of West Virginia, in the popular vote.

Results

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1924[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Calvin Coolidge (incumbent)	420,759	51.18%	12
	Progressive	Robert M. La Follette Sr.	339,192	41.26%	0
	Democratic	John W. Davis	55,913	6.80%	0
	Workers	William Z. Foster	4,427	0.54%	0
	Socialist Labor	Frank T. Johns	1,855	0.23%	0
Totals			822,146	100.00%	12

References

1. "1924 Presidential Election Results, 1924". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2016-10-05.