United States elections, 1924

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The 1924 United States general election was held on November 4. The Republican Party retained control of the presidency and both chambers of Congress.

In the presidential election, Republican President Calvin Coolidge was elected to serve a full term, defeating Democratic nominee, former Ambassador John W. Davis and Progressive Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr. of Wisconsin.[1][2] Coolidge easily won the election, taking almost every state outside the Solid South. Coolidge had ascended from the vice presidency after Warren G. Harding died in office in 1923. Davis won the Democratic nomination after a record 103 ballots, emerging as a compromise candidate between Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo and New York Governor Al Smith. La Follette, a former Republican who had sought the 1912 Republican nomination, drew sixteen percent of the popular vote and won his home state of Wisconsin.

The Republicans gained twenty-two seats in the House of Representatives, increasing their majority over the Democrats. The Republicans also furthered a majority in the Senate, gaining four seats from the Democrats.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "1924 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 4, 1924" (PDF). U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
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