1920  1924 Presidential Election Returns  1928

President Calvin Coolidge became President when Warren Harding died in office one year earlier. Coolidge was a natural choice to run for a full term of his own, as the economy at home was robust and the scene abroad was in good shape. The country was in a mood to stay the course. However, some scandals erupted during the Harding Administrations. Republicans were worried that the public would hold that against them. Coolidge and his demeanor reassured many people, and he campaigned on the slogan "Keep Cool With Coolidge!" The Democrats nominated Congressman John Davis of West Virginia. But Davis created a problem for the Democrats because he was too conservative. Many liberal Democrats decided to support Progressive candidate Senator Robert LaFollette of Wisconsin. Davis and Coolidge both campaigned for lower taxes and smaller government. But the record of the Harding-Coolidge era and the split in the Democratic Party resulted in a Republican victory. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes* 15,719,068 54 382 Davis/Bryan 8,384,341 29 136 LaFollette/Wheeler 4,833,821 17 13 Faris/Brehm 55,951 0 0 Foster/Gitlow 38,669 0 0 Johns/Reynolds 28,633 0 0 Nations/Randall 24,325 0 0 All Other Candidates 7,792 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes* 45,005 27 0 Davis/Bryan 112,966 68 12 LaFollette/Wheeler 8,084 5 0 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  30,516 41 3 Davis/Bryan 26,235 35 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 17,210 23 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes* 40,564 29 0 Davis/Bryan 119,196 61 9 LaFollette/Wheeler 13,173 10 0 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  733,250 57 13 Davis/Bryan 105,514 8 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 424,649 33 0 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  195,171 57 6 Davis/Bryan 75,238 22 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 69,945 20 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  246,322 62 7 Davis/Bryan 110,184 28 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 42,416 11 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  52,441 58 3 Davis/Bryan 33,445 37 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 4,979 5 0 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes* 30,633 28 0 Davis/Bryan 62,083 57 6 LaFollette/Wheeler 8,625 8 0 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes* 30,300 18 0 Davis/Bryan 123,200 74 14 LaFollette/Wheeler 12,691 8 0 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  69,879 47 4 Davis/Bryan 24,256 16 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 54,160 37 0 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  1,453,321 59 29 Davis/Bryan 576,975 23 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 432,027 17 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  703,042 55 15 Davis/Bryan 492,245 39 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 71,700 6 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  537,635 55 13 Davis/Bryan 162,600 17 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 272,243 28 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  407,671 62 10 Davis/Bryan 156,319 24 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 98,461 15 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  398,966 49 13 Davis/Bryan 374,855 46 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 38,465 5 0 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes* 24,670 20 0 Davis/Bryan 93,218 76 10 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  138,440 72 6 Davis/Bryan 41,964 22 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 11,382 6 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  162,414 45 8 Davis/Bryan 148,072 41 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 47,157 13 0 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  703,476 62 18 Davis/Bryan 280,831 25 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 141,225 13 0 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  874,631 75 15 Davis/Bryan 152,359 13 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 122,014 11 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  420,759 51 12 Davis/Bryan 55,913 7 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 339,192 41 0 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes* 8,494 8 0 Davis/Bryan 100,474 89 10 LaFollette/Wheeler 3,494 3 0 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  648,486 50 18 Davis/Bryan 572,753 44 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 84,160 6 0 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  74,138 43 4 Davis/Bryan 33,805 19 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 66,123 38 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  218,585 47 8 Davis/Bryan 137,289 30 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 106,701 23 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  11,243 42 3 Davis/Bryan 5,909 22 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 9,769 36 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  98,575 60 4 Davis/Bryan 57,201 35 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 8,993 5 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  675,162 62 14 Davis/Bryan 297,743 27 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 108,901 10 0 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  54,745 49 3 Davis/Bryan 48,542 43 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 9,543 8 0 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  1,820,058 56 45 Davis/Bryan 950,796 29 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 474,913 15 0 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes* 191,753 40 0 Davis/Bryan 284,270 59 12 LaFollette/Wheeler 6,651 1 0 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  94,931 48 5 Davis/Bryan 13,858 7 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 89,922 45 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  1,176,130 58 24 Davis/Bryan 477,888 24 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 357,948 18 0 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes* 226,242 43 0 Davis/Bryan 255,798 48 10 LaFollette/Wheeler 46,375 9 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  142,579 51 5 Davis/Bryan 67,589 24 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 68,403 24 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  1,401,481 65 38 Davis/Bryan 409,192 19 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 307,567 14 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  125,286 60 5 Davis/Bryan 76,606 36 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 7,628 4 0 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes* 1,123 2 0 Davis/Bryan 49,008 97 9 LaFollette/Wheeler 620 1 0 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  101,299 50 5 Davis/Bryan 27,214 13 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 75,355 37 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes* 130,882 44 0 Davis/Bryan 158,537 53 12 LaFollette/Wheeler 10,656 4 0 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes* 130,023 20 0 Davis/Bryan 484,605 74 20 LaFollette/Wheeler 42,881 7 0 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  77,327 49 4 Davis/Bryan 47,001 30 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 32,662 21 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  80,498 78 4 Davis/Bryan 16,124 16 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 5,964 6 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes* 73,312 33 0 Davis/Bryan 139,716 62 12 LaFollette/Wheeler 10,377 5 0 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  220,224 52 7 Davis/Bryan 42,842 10 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 150,727 36 0 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  288,635 49 8 Davis/Bryan 257,232 44 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 36,723 6 0 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes* 311,614 37 0 Davis/Bryan 68,115 8 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 453,678 54 13 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Coolidge/Dawes*  41,858 52 3 Davis/Bryan 12,868 16 0 LaFollette/Wheeler 25,174 32 0 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Prohibition American Independent Communist Progressive Other Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party