1920 United States presidential election in Mississippi

The 1920 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 2, 1920, as part of the 1920 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1920

November 2, 1920
 
Nominee James M. Cox Warren G. Harding
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Ohio Ohio
Running mate Franklin D. Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge
Electoral vote 10 0
Popular vote 69,277 11,576
Percentage 83.98% 14.03%

County Results
Cox
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%
  90-100%


President before election

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

Elected President

Warren G. Harding
Republican

Mississippi voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, over Republican nominee, Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio. Cox ran with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, while Harding ran with Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts.

Cox won Mississippi by a landslide margin of 69.95%.

Results

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1920[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic James Middleton Cox of Ohio Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York 69,277 83.98% 10 100.00%
Republican Warren Gamaliel Harding of Ohio Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts 11,576 14.03% 0 0.00%
Socialist Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana Seymour Stedman of Illinois 1,639 1.99% 0 0.00%
Total 82,492 100.00% 10 100.00%


References

  1. "1920 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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