1924 United States presidential election in Wyoming
The 1924 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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 County Results
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Wyoming was won by the 30th president of the United States Calvin Coolidge (R–Massachusetts), running with Director of the Bureau of the Budget Charles G. Dawes, with 52.39 percent of the popular vote, against the 20th Governor of Wisconsin Robert M. La Follette Sr. (P–Wisconsin), running with Senator Burton K. Wheeler, with 31.51 percent of the popular vote and the 14th Solicitor General of the United States John W. Davis (D–West Virginia), running with the 20th and 23rd governor of Nebraska Charles W. Bryan, with 16.11 percent of the popular vote.[1]
Wyoming was one of the thirteen Western and Midwestern states where Robert M. La Follette Sr. placed second, with 31.51 percent of the vote, but the only state that he succeeded in winning was his home state of Wisconsin.
Results
edit| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | James M. Graham | 41,858 | |
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | Henry Perrett | 40,911 | |
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | Lee Simonson | 40,469 | |
| Independent[4] | Robert M. La Follette | C. E. Bailey | 25,174 | |
| Independent | Robert M. La Follette | A. V. Webb | 24,386 | |
| Independent | Robert M. La Follette | Dora L. Japcke | 24,360 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | Anna Haggard | 12,868 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | Lee Moore | 12,753 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | Harriette C. Hood | 12,747 | |
| Votes cast[b] | 79,900 | |||
Results by county
edit| County[2] | Calvin Coolidge Republican |
Robert M. La Follette Independent |
John W. Davis Democrat |
Margin | Total votes cast[c] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Albany | 2,164 | 47.72% | 1,628 | 35.90% | 743 | 16.38% | 536 | 11.82% | 4,535 |
| Big Horn | 2,023 | 54.45% | 1,233 | 33.19% | 459 | 12.36% | 790 | 21.27% | 3,715 |
| Campbell | 1,121 | 52.36% | 443 | 20.69% | 577 | 26.95% | 544[d] | 25.41% | 2,141 |
| Carbon | 2,398 | 54.56% | 1,264 | 28.76% | 733 | 16.68% | 1,134 | 25.80% | 4,395 |
| Converse | 1,758 | 58.46% | 725 | 24.11% | 524 | 17.43% | 1,033 | 34.35% | 3,007 |
| Crook | 978 | 54.48% | 349 | 19.44% | 468 | 26.07% | 510[d] | 28.41% | 1,795 |
| Fremont | 1,986 | 51.73% | 1,292 | 33.65% | 561 | 14.61% | 694 | 18.08% | 3,839 |
| Goshen | 1,603 | 56.15% | 788 | 27.60% | 464 | 16.25% | 815 | 28.55% | 2,855 |
| Hot Springs | 1,011 | 45.73% | 969 | 43.83% | 231 | 10.45% | 42 | 1.90% | 2,211 |
| Johnson | 1,097 | 58.01% | 293 | 15.49% | 501 | 26.49% | 596[d] | 31.52% | 1,891 |
| Laramie | 3,944 | 53.00% | 2,378 | 31.95% | 1,120 | 15.05% | 1,566 | 21.04% | 7,442 |
| Lincoln | 1,493 | 48.25% | 1,025 | 33.13% | 576 | 18.62% | 468 | 15.13% | 3,094 |
| Natrona | 8,267 | 60.10% | 3,857 | 28.04% | 1,631 | 11.86% | 4,410 | 32.06% | 13,755 |
| Niobrara | 820 | 48.43% | 671 | 39.63% | 202 | 11.93% | 149 | 8.80% | 1,693 |
| Park | 1,607 | 55.47% | 760 | 26.23% | 530 | 18.29% | 847 | 29.24% | 2,897 |
| Platte | 1,383 | 49.55% | 972 | 34.83% | 436 | 15.62% | 411 | 14.73% | 2,791 |
| Sheridan | 2,530 | 42.76% | 2,272 | 38.40% | 1,115 | 18.84% | 258 | 4.36% | 5,917 |
| Sublette | 570 | 67.38% | 93 | 10.99% | 183 | 21.63% | 387[d] | 45.74% | 846 |
| Sweetwater | 2,119 | 42.16% | 2,219 | 44.15% | 688 | 13.69% | -100 | -1.99% | 5,026 |
| Teton | 342 | 54.63% | 111 | 17.73% | 173 | 27.64% | 169[d] | 27.00% | 626 |
| Uinta | 1,126 | 45.51% | 921 | 37.23% | 427 | 17.26% | 205 | 8.29% | 2,474 |
| Washakie | 724 | 60.13% | 271 | 22.51% | 209 | 17.36% | 453 | 37.62% | 1,204 |
| Weston | 794 | 45.35% | 640 | 36.55% | 317 | 18.10% | 154 | 8.79% | 1,751 |
| Totals | 41,858 | 52.39% | 12,868 | 16.11% | 25,174 | 31.51% | 16,684 | 20.88% | 79,900 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ The 1925 Official Directory does not list the full results for the La Follette electors. It does give the respective county figures for La Follette elector Bailey on each detail page, but not does not list the figures for the other two electors. The totals for Webb and Japcke are given in the 12/2/1924 Wyoming Star Tribune and Cheyenne State Leader.
- ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
- ^ Based on highest elector on each ticket
- ^ a b c d e In this county where Davis did finish ahead of La Follette, margin given is Coolidge vote minus Davis vote and percentage margin Coolidge percentage minus Davis percentage.
References
edit- ^ "1924 Presidential Election Results Wyoming".
- ^ a b Wyoming Secretary of State (1925). "Total Vote by Counties, General Election, November 4, 1924". 1925 Official Directory of Wyoming and Election Returns for 1924. Cheyenne, Wyoming: Cheyenne Labor Journal. pp. 40–41. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ "Winners Lost Few Counties In State". Wyoming Star Tribune and Cheyenne State Leader. December 2, 1924. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Sample Republican Ballot for Laramie County, Wyoming; November 4th, 1924". Wyoming Star Tribune and Cheyenne State Leader. November 2, 1924. Retrieved October 19, 2024.