1920 United States presidential election

The **1920 United States presidential election** was the 34th election in the history of the United States. It occurred on November 2, 1920. This election was between Governor of Ohio James M. Cox and U.S Senator from Ohio Warren G. Harding. Harding won the election by 404 electoral votes. James M. Cox got only 127 electoral votes.

This election would be historic as almost every candidate would later serve as President, as Harding served from 1921-1923, Coolidge from 1923-1929, and Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945.

### Republican Party

- Warren G. Harding, U.S. senator from Ohio <small>(1915-1921) _(Nominee)_</small>
- Hiram Johnson, U.S. senator of California <small>(1917-1945)</small>
- Leonard Wood, Chief of Staff of the United States Army <small>(1910-1914)</small>
- Frank O. Lowden, Governor of Illinois <small>(1917-1921)</small>
- Miles Poindexter, U.S. senator from Washington <small>(1911-1923)</small>
- Herbert Hoover, Businessman and former Director of the U.S. Food Administration <small>(1908-1926) (Elected in 1928)</small>
- William C. Sproul, 27th Governor of Pennsylvania<small> (1919-1923)</small>
- Nicholas M. Butler, 12th President of Columbia University <small>(1902-1945) (Taft's second running mate in 1912)</small>
- Calvin Coolidge, 48th Governor of Massachusetts <small>(1919-1921) _(Vice presidential nominee) (Became POTUS in 1923)_</small>
- Robert M. La Follette, U.S. senator of Wisconsin <small>(1906-1925)</small>
- Jeter C. Pritchard, Court of Appeals Judge from North Carolina <small>(1904-1921)</small>
- Howard Sutherland, U.S. senator from West Virginia <small>(1917-1923)</small>

**Candidates gallery**

### Democratic Party

- James M. Cox, Governor from Ohio <small>(1913-1915; 1917-1921) _(Nominee)_</small>
- William Gibbs McAdoo, former Secretary of the Treasury <small>(1913-1918)</small>
- A. Mitchell Palmer, Attorney General of the United States <small>(1919-1921)</small>
- Al Smith, Governor of New York <small>(1919-1920; 1923-1928) (1928 Nominee)</small>
- John W. Davis, former US Ambassador to the United Kingdom <small>(1918-1921) (1924 Nominee)</small>
- Edward I. Edwards, Governor of New Jersey <small>(1920-1923)</small>
- Robert Latham Owen, Senator from Oklahoma <small>(1907-1925)</small>
- Thomas R. Marshall, 28th Vice-President of the United States <small>(1913-1921) (Not formally nominated)</small>
- Edwin T. Meredith, former Secretary of Agriculture <small>(1920-1921)</small>
- Homer Stille Cummings, chair of the Democratic National Committee <small>(1919-1920)</small>
- Carter Glass, Senator from Virginia <small>(1920-1946)</small>
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons, Senator from North Carolina <small>(1901-1931)</small>
- James W. Gerard, former US Ambassador to Germany <small>(1913-1917)</small>
- Gilbert Hitchcock, Senator from Nebraska <small>(1911-1923)</small>
- Francis Burton Harrison, Governor-General of the Phillipines <small>(1913-1921)</small>
**Candidates gallery**

## Infobox (election)

- **election name**: 1920 United States presidential election
- **country**: United States
- **flag year**: 1912
- **type**: presidential
- **ongoing**: no
- **previous election**: 1916 United States presidential election
- **previous year**: 1916
- **election date**: November 2, 1920
- **next election**: 1924 United States presidential election
- **next year**: 1924
- **votes for election**: 531 members of the Electoral College (United States), Electoral College
- **needed votes**: 266 electoral
- **turnout**: 49.2%  12.6 percentage point, pp
- **image1**:
- **nominee1**: **Warren G. Harding**
- **party1**: Republican Party (United States)
- **home state1**: Ohio
- **running mate1**: **Calvin Coolidge**
- **electoral vote1**: **404**
- **states carried1**: **37**
- **popular vote1**: **16,144,093**
- **percentage1**: **60.4%**
- **image2**:
- **nominee2**: James M. Cox
- **party2**: Democratic Party (United States)
- **home state2**: Ohio
- **running mate2**: Franklin D. Roosevelt
- **electoral vote2**: 127
- **states carried2**: 11
- **popular vote2**: 9,139,661
- **percentage2**: 34.1%
- **map size**: 350px
- **map**: ElectoralCollege1920.svg
- **map caption**: Presidential election results map. <span style="color:red;">Red</span> denotes states won by Harding/Coolidge, <span style="color:blue;">blue</span> denotes those won by Cox/Roosevelt. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
- **title**: President
- **before election**: Woodrow Wilson
- **before party**: Democratic Party (United States)
- **after election**: Warren G. Harding
- **after party**: Republican Party (United States)