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Elections
| Year | Winner | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding | 404 of 531 | 16,147,249 60.3% | James M. Cox 127 electoral votes |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge | 382 of 531 | 15,725,016 54.1% | John W. Davis 136 electoral votes |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover | 444 of 531 | 21,392,190 58.0% | Al Smith 87 electoral votes |
Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.
Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1920, 1924, 1928 . How these figures were compiled
SourcesStatistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 . How these figures were compiled
Closest and widest margins
1924Calvin Coolidge, 382 of 531 electoral votes · margin 246
1928Herbert Hoover, 444 of 531 electoral votes · margin 357
Margin is the winner’s electoral votes minus those of the next-highest candidate, as on the closest-elections ranking. Elections of 1789–1800 (two votes per elector) and those decided by the House are not ranked.
Progressive Party candidate LaFollette received 4,822,856 popular votes for President.
National Archives, Electoral College results for 1924, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.
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