The 1924 United States presidential election in Nevada was held on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Nevada was won by President Calvin Coolidge (R–Massachusetts), running with Senator Charles G. Dawes, with 41.76% of the popular vote, against Senator Robert M. La Follette (I–Wisconsin), running with Senator Burton K. Wheeler, with 36.29% of the popular vote. Democratic nominee John W. Davis came third, although Ormsby County was the westernmost county in the nation to give him a plurality of its ballots.
Results
editParty | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
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Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | F. J. Button | 11,243 | |
Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | Thomas Lindsay | 11,175 | |
Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | Mrs. F. E. Humphrey | 11,155 | |
Independent | Robert M. La Follette | W. H. Fording | 9,769 | |
Independent | Robert M. La Follette | J. H. Pieh | 9,523 | |
Independent | Robert M. La Follette | John E. Worden | 9,519 | |
Democratic Party | John W. Davis | W. J. Bell | 5,909 | |
Democratic Party | John W. Davis | Thomas Dolf | 5,883 | |
Democratic Party | John W. Davis | Frank F. Garside | 5,862 | |
Votes cast[a] | 26,921 |
Results by county
editCounty | John Calvin Coolidge Republican |
John William Davis Democratic |
Robert M. La Follette Sr. Independent |
Margin[b] | Total votes cast[c] | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Churchill | 655 | 41.64% | 310 | 19.71% | 608 | 38.65% | 47 | 2.99% | 1,573 |
Clark | 533 | 32.58% | 288 | 17.60% | 815 | 49.82% | -282 | -17.24% | 1,636 |
Douglas | 343 | 59.04% | 95 | 16.35% | 143 | 24.61% | 200 | 34.42% | 581 |
Elko | 1,113 | 38.81% | 604 | 21.06% | 1,151 | 40.13% | -38 | -1.32% | 2,868 |
Esmeralda | 241 | 33.20% | 150 | 20.66% | 335 | 46.14% | -94 | -12.95% | 726 |
Eureka | 209 | 50.00% | 94 | 22.49% | 115 | 27.51% | 94 | 22.49% | 418 |
Humboldt | 400 | 35.30% | 248 | 21.89% | 485 | 42.81% | -85 | -7.50% | 1,133 |
Lander | 254 | 46.61% | 138 | 25.32% | 153 | 28.07% | 101 | 18.53% | 545 |
Lincoln | 200 | 27.10% | 257 | 34.82% | 281 | 38.08% | -24[d] | -3.25% | 738 |
Lyon | 618 | 47.43% | 231 | 17.73% | 454 | 34.84% | 164 | 12.59% | 1,303 |
Mineral | 191 | 37.90% | 84 | 16.67% | 229 | 45.44% | -38 | -7.54% | 504 |
Nye | 884 | 39.69% | 454 | 20.39% | 889 | 39.92% | -5 | -0.22% | 2,227 |
Ormsby | 413 | 44.31% | 415 | 44.53% | 104 | 11.16% | -2[e] | -0.21% | 932 |
Pershing | 308 | 36.07% | 164 | 19.20% | 382 | 44.73% | -74 | -8.67% | 854 |
Storey | 283 | 37.19% | 209 | 27.46% | 269 | 35.35% | 14 | 1.84% | 761 |
Washoe | 3,549 | 45.70% | 1,669 | 21.49% | 2,548 | 32.81% | 1,001 | 12.89% | 7,766 |
White Pine | 1,049 | 44.52% | 499 | 21.18% | 808 | 34.30% | 241 | 10.23% | 2,356 |
Totals | 11,243 | 41.76% | 5,909 | 21.95% | 9,769 | 36.29% | 1,474 | 5.48% | 26,921 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editCounties that flipped from Republican to Independent
editCounties that flipped from Democratic to Independent
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
- ^ Because Coolidge and La Follette ran in the top two places in Nevada as a whole, all margins given are Coolidge vote minus La Follette vote and Coolidge percentage minus La Follette percentage unless otherwise states for the county in question.
- ^ Based on highest elector on each ticket
- ^ In this county where Coolidge finished third behind both Davis and La Follette, margin given is Davis vote minus La Follette vote and percentage margin Davis percentage minus La Follette percentage.
- ^ In this county where La Follette did finish behind both Coolidge and Davis, margin given is Coolidge vote minus Davis vote and percentage margin Coolidge percentage minus Davis percentage.
References
edit- ^ Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1923-1924. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 75.