United States presidential election in Montana, 1924

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United States presidential election in Montana, 1924
Montana
1920 ←
November 4, 1924 → 1928

  John Calvin Coolidge, Bain bw photo portrait.jpg Robert M La Follette, Sr.jpg John William Davis.jpg
Nominee Calvin Coolidge Robert M. La Follette, Sr. John W. Davis
Party Republican Progressive Democratic
Home state Massachusetts Wisconsin West Virginia
Running mate Charles G. Dawes Burton K. Wheeler Charles W. Bryan
Electoral vote 4 0 0
Popular vote 74,138 66,123 33,805
Percentage 42.50% 37.91% 19.38%

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County results

President before election

Warren G. Harding
Republican

Elected President

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

The 1924 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 4, 1924 throughout the continuous 48 states. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Montana voted for the Republican nominee, President Calvin Coolidge, over the liberal third party candidate Robert La Follette who ran as a Progressive and the Democratic nominee, former United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom John W. Davis. Coolidge won Montana by a margin of 4.59%.

Coolidge was credited for the booming economy while the Democratic electorate was divided between the conservative Davis and the liberal third party candidate Robert La Follette who ran as a Progressive and chose Montana Senator Burton K. Wheeler as his running mate. This was the first presidential election in which all American Indians were citizens and thus allowed to vote.

Results[edit]

United States presidential [1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Calvin Coolidge 74,138 42.50% 4
Progressive Robert M. La Follette, Sr. 66,123 37.91% 0
Democratic John W. Davis 33,805 19.38% 0
Communist William Foster 357 0.20% 0

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