The 1924 United States presidential election in South Carolina 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 9 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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 County Results
Davis 60–70% 80–90% 90–100%
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South Carolina voted for the Democratic nominee, Ambassador John W. Davis of West Virginia, over the Republican nominee, incumbent President Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts. Davis ran with Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska, while Coolidge ran with former Budget Director Charles G. Dawes of Illinois. Also running in this election was the Progressive Party nominee, Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin and his running mate Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana.
Davis won South Carolina by a big margin of 94.35 percentage points.
County Results
editSpartanburg Coolidge 50% Davis 47% La Follette 3%
| 1924 United States presidential election in South Carolina[1] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | John William Davis of West Virginia | Charles Wayland Bryan of Nebraska | 49,008 | 96.56% | 9 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican | Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts | Charles Gates Dawes of Illinois | 1,123 | 2.21% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Progressive | Robert Marion La Follette of Wisconsin | Burton Kendall Wheeler of Montana | 620 | 1.21% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| N/A | Others | Others | 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 50,752 | 100.00% | 9 | 100.00% | ||||
Notes
edit- ^ Frank O. Lowden had originally been nominated as Coolidge's running mate, however Lowden declined the nomination and Dawes was chosen instead.
References
edit- ^ "1924 Presidential General Election Results – South Carolina". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.