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In 1920, Woodrow Wilson's term came to an end and he declined to run for re-election due to poor health. To succeed him, both parties nominated candidates from Ohio. Republicans chose Senator Warren G. Harding and Democrats picked Governor James M. Cox. Future President Franklin D. Roosevelt was selected as his running mate. In an interesting twist, the Harding campaign focused almost entirely on the Wilson era, which was dominated by World War I and a progressive policy era most voters were souring on. The war had produced a temporary economic uptick that had now collapsed. The country and much of the world was in chaos, and Harding represented a change to these policies. Cox campaigned on peace and progressive reforms, which the public rejected. Harding's campaign slogan was "Return to Normalcy," and Harding was easily elected in a landslide in the first election in which all women were allowed to vote! UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge 16,166,126 60 404 Cox/Roosevelt + 9,140,256 34 127 Debs/Stedman 914,191 3 0 Christensen/Hayes 265,398 1 0 Watkins/Colvin 188,787 1 0 Ferguson/Hough 47,968 0 0 Cox/Gillhaus 31,084 0 0 All Other Candidates 28,746 0 0 Macauley/Barnum 5,750 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge 74,556 31 0 Cox/Roosevelt + 159,965 67 12 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  37,016 56 3 Cox/Roosevelt + 29,546 44 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge 71,117 39 0 Cox/Roosevelt + 107,409 58 9 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  624,992 66 13 Cox/Roosevelt + 229,191 24 0 Debs/Stedman 64,076 7 0 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  173,248 59 6 Cox/Roosevelt + 104,936 36 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  229,238 63 7 Cox/Roosevelt + 120,721 33 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  52,858 56 3 Cox/Roosevelt + 39,911 42 0 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge 44,853 31 0 Cox/Roosevelt + 90,515 62 6 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge 41,089 28 0 Cox/Roosevelt + 107,162 72 14 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  88,975 66 4 Cox/Roosevelt + 46,579 34 0 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  1,420,480 68 29 Cox/Roosevelt + 534,395 25 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  696,370 55 15 Cox/Roosevelt + 511,364 40 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  634,674 71 13 Cox/Roosevelt + 227,921 25 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  369,268 65 10 Cox/Roosevelt + 185,464 33 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge 452,480 49 0 Cox/Roosevelt + 456,497 50 13 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge 38,538 30 0 Cox/Roosevelt + 87,519 69 10 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  136,355 69 6 Cox/Roosevelt + 58,961 30 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  236,117 55 8 Cox/Roosevelt + 180,626 42 0 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  681,153 69 18 Cox/Roosevelt + 276,691 28 0 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  762,865 73 15 Cox/Roosevelt + 233,450 22 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  519,421 71 12 Cox/Roosevelt + 142,994 19 0 Debs/Stedman 56,106 8 0 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge 11,576 14 0 Cox/Roosevelt + 69,277 84 10 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  727,162 55 18 Cox/Roosevelt + 574,799 43 0 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  109,430 61 4 Cox/Roosevelt + 57,372 32 0 Christensen/Hayes 12,204 7 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  247,498 65 8 Cox/Roosevelt + 119,608 31 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  15,479 57 3 Cox/Roosevelt + 9,851 36 0 Debs/Stedman 1,864 7 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  95,196 60 4 Cox/Roosevelt + 62,662 39 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  611,541 68 14 Cox/Roosevelt + 256,887 28 0 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  57,634 55 3 Cox/Roosevelt + 46,668 44 0 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  1,871,167 65 45 Cox/Roosevelt + 781,238 27 0 Debs/Stedman 203,201 7 0 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge 232,848 43 0 Cox/Roosevelt + 305,447 57 12 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  160,072 78 5 Cox/Roosevelt + 37,422 18 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  1,182,022 58 24 Cox/Roosevelt + 780,037 39 0 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  243,831 50 10 Cox/Roosevelt + 217,053 45 0 Debs/Stedman 25,726 5 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  143,592 60 5 Cox/Roosevelt + 80,019 34 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  1,218,216 66 38 Cox/Roosevelt + 503,843 27 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  107,463 64 5 Cox/Roosevelt + 55,062 33 0 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge 2,610 4 0 Cox/Roosevelt + 64,170 96 9 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  110,692 61 5 Cox/Roosevelt + 35,938 20 0 Christensen/Hayes 34,707 19 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  219,829 51 12 Cox/Roosevelt + 206,558 48 0 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge 114,538 24 0 Cox/Roosevelt + 288,767 59 20 Ferguson/Hough 47,968 10 0 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  81,555 56 4 Cox/Roosevelt + 56,639 39 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  68,212 76 4 Cox/Roosevelt + 20,919 23 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge 87,456 38 0 Cox/Roosevelt + 141,670 61 12 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  223,127 56 7 Cox/Roosevelt + 84,298 21 0 Christensen/Hayes 77,246 19 0 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  282,007 55 8 Cox/Roosevelt + 220,789 43 0 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  498,576 71 13 Cox/Roosevelt + 113,422 16 0 Debs/Stedman 80,635 12 0 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harding/Coolidge  35,091 64 3 Cox/Roosevelt + 17,429 32 0 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Prohibition American Socialist Labor Communist Progressive Other Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party