1920 United States presidential election in Nevada

The 1920 United States presidential election in Nevada 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 seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1920 United States presidential election in Nevada

November 2, 1920

All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Warren G. Harding James M. Cox Eugene V. Debs
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Home state Ohio Ohio Indiana
Running mate Calvin Coolidge Franklin D. Roosevelt Seymour Stedman
Electoral vote 3 0 0
Popular vote 15,479 9,851 1,864
Percentage 56.92% 36.22% 6.85%

County Results

President before election

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

Elected President

Warren G. Harding
Republican

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

Harding won Nevada by a margin of 20.70%.

Results

Presidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote (EV) Popular Vote (PV)
Warren G. Harding of Ohio Calvin Coolidge Republican 3[1] 15,479 56.92%
James M. Cox Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic 0 9,851 36.22%
Eugene V. Debs Seymour Stedman Socialist 0 1,864 6.85%

Results by county

County Warren Gamaliel Harding
Republican
James Middleton Cox
Democratic
Eugene Victor Debs
Socialist
Margin Total votes cast[2]
# % # % # % # %
Churchill 873 54.02% 506 31.31% 237 14.67% 367 22.71% 1,616
Clark 589 44.62% 620 46.97% 111 8.41% -31 -2.35% 1,320
Douglas 503 76.68% 147 22.41% 6 0.91% 356 54.27% 656
Elko 1,369 54.30% 1,029 40.82% 123 4.88% 340 13.49% 2,521
Esmeralda 466 49.57% 347 36.91% 127 13.51% 119 12.66% 940
Eureka 313 63.75% 157 31.98% 21 4.28% 156 31.77% 491
Humboldt 660 51.40% 532 41.43% 92 7.17% 128 9.97% 1,284
Lander 416 58.67% 254 35.83% 39 5.50% 162 22.85% 709
Lincoln 373 47.64% 366 46.74% 44 5.62% 7 0.89% 783
Lyon 945 67.12% 344 24.43% 119 8.45% 601 42.68% 1,408
Mineral 374 59.46% 209 33.23% 46 7.31% 165 26.23% 629
Nye 1,576 54.36% 1,007 34.74% 316 10.90% 569 19.63% 2,899
Ormsby 592 57.81% 413 40.33% 19 1.86% 179 17.48% 1,024
Pershing 563 56.53% 389 39.06% 44 4.42% 174 17.47% 996
Storey 324 52.51% 272 44.08% 21 3.40% 52 8.43% 617
Washoe 4,189 61.02% 2,357 34.33% 319 4.65% 1,832 26.69% 6,865
White Pine 1,354 55.58% 902 37.03% 180 7.39% 452 18.56% 2,436
Totals15,47956.92%9,85136.22%1,8646.85%5,62820.70%27,194

References

  1. "1920 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 289 ISBN 0405077114
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