1920 United States presidential election in Kansas

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1920 United States presidential election in Kansas

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Nominee Warren G. Harding James M. Cox Party Republican Democratic Home state Ohio Ohio Running mate Calvin Coolidge Franklin D. Roosevelt Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 369,268 185,464 Percentage 64.75% 32.52%

County Results Harding   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% The 1920 United States presidential election in Kansas was held on November 2, 1920 as part of the 1920 United States presidential election. Kansas voters chose ten electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kansas voted for the Republican nominee, Ohio Senator Warren G. Harding, over the Democratic nominee, Ohio Governor James M. Cox. Harding ran with Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge, while Cox ran with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York. Harding won the state by a margin of 32.23 percentage points. By the beginning of 1920 skyrocketing inflation and President Woodrow Wilson's focus upon his proposed League of Nations at the expense of domestic policy had helped make the incumbent President very unpopular [1] – besides which Wilson also had major health problems that had left First Lady Edith Wilson effectively running the nation. Political unrest observed in the Palmer Raids and the "Red Scare" further added to the unpopularity of the Democratic Party, since this global political turmoil produced considerable fear of alien revolutionaries invading the country. [2] Another issue was the anti-Cox position taken by the Ku Klux Klan, [3] and Cox's inconsistent stance on newly passed Prohibition – he had been a "wet" but announced he would support Prohibition enforcement in August [3] The West had been the chief presidential battleground ever since the "System of 1896" emerged following that election. [4] For this reason, Cox chose to tour the entire nation [5] but the only attention Cox received in the Western press was severe criticism. [6] Moreover, at the beginning of the presidential campaign farmers – a critical constituency in Kansas – were highly critical of the likely effect of the Cox platform upon their cost of living. [7] Because Wilson had carried Kansas in his two election triumphs in 1912 and 1916. Cox did visit the state in early October, [8] but was aggressively heckled during his only speeches in the state. [9] Surveys earlier by Progressive journalist William Allen White had shown that two-thirds of the Kansas population were opposed to Wilson's League of Nations. [10] At the end of October, two days before the poll, editors estimated a majority of one hundred and twenty thousand votes for Harding in Kansas, [11] although Cox's campaign managers, especially Frank E. Doremus, [12] believed they had a chance of holding the state. [13] As it turned out, Harding easily won Kansas by a two-to-one majority, fifty percent larger than predicted by the combined polls of editors at the end of October, and a swing of 37 percentage points from Wilson's victory in the state in 1916. Harding carried all 105 Kansas counties, whereas in 1916 Charles Evans Hughes had carried only 26, although the trend – dramatic as it was – was substantially smaller than Harding's landslides in heavily German-American North and South Dakota. [14] In spite of Cox’s two-to-one loss, as of 2020 [update] this remains the last presidential election when Kansas voted less Republican than California, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Washington or Wisconsin. Results Presidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote (EV) Popular Vote (PV) Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Republican 10 [15] 369,268 64.75% James M. Cox Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic 0 185,464 32.52% Eugene V. Debs Seymour Stedman Socialist 0 15,511 2.72% Write-ins — — 0 75 0.01% Results by county 1920 United States presidential election in Kansas by county [16] County Warren Gamaliel Harding Republican James Middleton Cox Democratic Eugene Victor Debs Socialist Various candidates Write-ins Margin Total votes cast #  % #  % #  % #  % #  % Allen 5,091 67.68% 2,272 30.20% 159 2.11% 2,819 37.48% 7,522 Anderson 3,068 62.82% 1,708 34.97% 108 2.21% 1,360 27.85% 4,884 Atchison 5,872 65.02% 3,082 34.13% 77 0.85% 2,790 30.89% 9,031 Barber 2,400 66.45% 1,098 30.40% 114 3.16% 1,302 36.05% 3,612 Barton 3,993 68.77% 1,688 29.07% 125 2.15% 2,305 39.70% 5,806 Bourbon 4,194 52.09% 3,632 45.11% 225 2.79% 562 6.98% 8,051 Brown 5,249 72.28% 1,937 26.67% 76 1.05% 3,312 45.61% 7,262 Butler 6,821 60.56% 4,112 36.51% 331 2.94% 2,709 24.05% 11,264 Chase 1,659 63.15% 904 34.41% 59 2.25% 5 0.19% 755 28.74% 2,627 Chautauqua 2,539 68.58% 936 25.28% 227 6.13% 1,603 43.30% 3,702 Cherokee 5,466 55.83% 3,832 39.14% 492 5.03% 1,634 16.69% 9,790 Cheyenne 1,079 62.41% 471 27.24% 160 9.25% 19 1.10% 608 35.16% 1,729 Clark 923 57.98% 610 38.32% 55 3.45% 4 0.25% 313 19.66% 1,592 Clay 3,521 72.69% 1,155 23.84% 168 3.47% 2,366 48.84% 4,844 Cloud 4,090 69.82% 1,534 26.19% 234 3.99% 2,556 43.63% 5,858 Coffey 3,370 64.20% 1,785 34.01% 94 1.79% 1,585 30.20% 5,249 Comanche 1,121 63.05% 612 34.42% 45 2.53% 509 28.63% 1,778 Cowley 7,352 59.22% 4,733 38.13% 329 2.65% 2,619 21.10% 12,414 Crawford 7,957 54.68% 5,362 36.84% 1,234 8.48% 2,595 17.83% 14,553 Decatur 1,448 51.55% 1,221 43.47% 140 4.98% 227 8.08% 2,809 Dickinson 5,761 69.10% 2,387 28.63% 189 2.27% 3,374 40.47% 8,337 Doniphan 3,369 76.46% 978 22.20% 59 1.34% 2,391 54.27% 4,406 Douglas 6,266 73.23% 2,197 25.67% 94 1.10% 4,069 47.55% 8,557 Edwards 1,782 70.16% 681 26.81% 77 3.03% 1,101 43.35% 2,540 Elk 2,253 65.27% 1,110 32.16% 89 2.58% 1,143 33.11% 3,452 Ellis 2,385 75.17% 740 23.32% 48 1.51% 1,645 51.84% 3,173 Ellsworth 2,264 65.60% 1,090 31.59% 97 2.81% 1,174 34.02% 3,451 Finney 1,573 68.96% 619 27.14% 89 3.90% 954 41.82% 2,281 Ford 3,305 61.90% 1,879 35.19% 155 2.90% 1,426 26.71% 5,339 Franklin 5,216 65.16% 2,606 32.55% 183 2.29% 2,610 32.60% 8,005 Geary 2,404 69.56% 962 27.84% 90 2.60% 1,442 41.72% 3,456 Gove 950 74.92% 285 22.48% 33 2.60% 665 52.44% 1,268 Graham 1,658 64.06% 762 29.44% 168 6.49% 896 34.62% 2,588 Grant 339 73.70% 108 23.48% 13 2.83% 231 50.22% 460 Gray 962 62.18% 507 32.77% 78 5.04% 455 29.41% 1,547 Greeley 273 69.47% 93 23.66% 27 6.87% 180 45.80% 393 Greenwood 3,422 68.34% 1,478 29.52% 107 2.14% 1,944 38.83% 5,007 Hamilton 591 57.66% 371 36.20% 63 6.15% 220 21.46% 1,025 Harper 2,593 61.65% 1,486 35.33% 127 3.02% 1,107 26.32% 4,206 Harvey 4,454 63.09% 2,457 34.80% 149 2.11% 1,997 28.29% 7,060 Haskell 444 69.59% 150 23.51% 44 6.90% 294 46.08% 638 Hodgeman 945 73.31% 306 23.74% 38 2.95% 639 49.57% 1,289 Jackson 3,753 70.20% 1,562 29.22% 31 0.58% 2,191 40.98% 5,346 Jefferson 3,463 68.86% 1,535 30.52% 31 0.62% 1,928 38.34% 5,029 Jewell 3,925 65.97% 1,899 31.92% 116 1.95% 10 0.17% 2,026 34.05% 5,950 Johnson 4,325 64.27% 2,303 34.22% 101 1.50% 2,022 30.05% 6,729 Kearny 617 63.74% 266 27.48% 85 8.78% 351 36.26% 968 Kingman 2,818 63.18% 1,557 34.91% 85 1.91% 1,261 28.27% 4,460 Kiowa 1,411 69.51% 587 28.92% 32 1.58% 824 40.59% 2,030 Labette 6,596 57.94% 4,328 38.02% 460 4.04% 2,268 19.92% 11,384 Lane 656 63.94% 298 29.04% 72 7.02% 358 34.89% 1,026 Leavenworth 6,846 65.05% 3,409 32.39% 269 2.56% 3,437 32.66% 10,524 Lincoln 2,298 69.51% 935 28.28% 73 2.21% 1,363 41.23% 3,306 Linn 3,189 62.84% 1,764 34.76% 122 2.40% 1,425 28.08% 5,075 Logan 781 68.51% 312 27.37% 45 3.95% 2 0.18% 469 41.14% 1,140 Lyon 5,492 61.09% 3,303 36.74% 195 2.17% 2,189 24.35% 8,990 Marion 3,840 65.82% 1,713 29.36% 281 4.82% 2,127 36.46% 5,834 Marshall 5,706 71.47% 2,026 25.38% 252 3.16% 3,680 46.09% 7,984 McPherson 4,870 69.50% 1,926 27.49% 211 3.01% 2,944 42.02% 7,007 Meade 1,236 70.95% 483 27.73% 23 1.32% 753 43.23% 1,742 Miami 4,060 60.92% 2,450 36.76% 154 2.31% 1,610 24.16% 6,664 Mitchell 3,310 68.32% 1,409 29.08% 126 2.60% 1,901 39.24% 4,845 Montgomery 10,044 62.21% 5,657 35.04% 444 2.75% 4,387 27.17% 16,145 Morris 3,001 66.19% 1,467 32.36% 66 1.46% 1,534 33.83% 4,534 Morton 783 72.97% 266 24.79% 24 2.24% 517 48.18% 1,073 Nemaha 4,655 72.32% 1,731 26.89% 51 0.79% 2,924 45.42% 6,437 Neosho 5,150 60.82% 3,195 37.73% 122 1.44% 1,955 23.09% 8,467 Ness 1,402 69.30% 492 24.32% 111 5.49% 18 0.89% 910 44.98% 2,023 Norton 2,288 65.24% 1,082 30.85% 137 3.91% 1,206 34.39% 3,507 Osage 4,507 62.80% 2,414 33.64% 256 3.57% 2,093 29.16% 7,177 Osborne 3,060 74.45% 980 23.84% 70 1.70% 2,080 50.61% 4,110 Ottawa 2,512 62.94% 1,358 34.03% 121 3.03% 1,154 28.92% 3,991 Pawnee 2,128 63.98% 1,138 34.22% 60 1.80% 990 29.77% 3,326 Phillips 2,862 68.60% 1,230 29.48% 80 1.92% 1,632 39.12% 4,172 Pottawatomie 4,481 76.95% 1,293 22.21% 49 0.84% 3,188 54.75% 5,823 Pratt 2,722 64.15% 1,433 33.77% 88 2.07% 1,289 30.38% 4,243 Rawlins 1,236 64.81% 495 25.96% 176 9.23% 741 38.86% 1,907 Reno 9,649 67.12% 4,385 30.50% 341 2.37% 5,264 36.62% 14,375 Republic 3,661 67.30% 1,672 30.74% 107 1.97% 1,989 36.56% 5,440 Rice 3,651 68.95% 1,532 28.93% 106 2.00% 6 0.11% 2,119 40.02% 5,295 Riley 4,875 73.57% 1,610 24.30% 141 2.13% 3,265 49.28% 6,626 Rooks 2,143 69.94% 843 27.51% 78 2.55% 1,300 42.43% 3,064 Rush 2,017 73.43% 605 22.02% 125 4.55% 1,412 51.40% 2,747 Russell 2,407 75.27% 724 22.64% 67 2.10% 1,683 52.63% 3,198 Saline 5,554 64.42% 2,808 32.57% 260 3.02% 2,746 31.85% 8,622 Scott 636 58.51% 379 34.87% 63 5.80% 9 0.83% 257 23.64% 1,087 Sedgwick 16,642 59.15% 10,998 39.09% 494 1.76% 5,644 20.06% 28,134 Seward 1,290 61.52% 722 34.43% 85 4.05% 568 27.09% 2,097 Shawnee 14,814 66.28% 7,217 32.29% 318 1.42% 7,597 33.99% 22,349 Sheridan 1,194 69.54% 477 27.78% 44 2.56% 2 0.12% 717 41.76% 1,717 Sherman 1,066 54.33% 789 40.21% 107 5.45% 277 14.12% 1,962 Smith 3,251 66.10% 1,535 31.21% 132 2.68% 1,716 34.89% 4,918 Stafford 2,779 70.04% 1,057 26.64% 132 3.33% 1,722 43.40% 3,968 Stanton 269 73.10% 89 24.18% 10 2.72% 180 48.91% 368 Stevens 876 69.47% 346 27.44% 39 3.09% 530 42.03% 1,261 Sumner 5,830 60.49% 3,454 35.84% 354 3.67% 2,376 24.65% 9,638 Thomas 1,046 54.56% 747 38.97% 124 6.47% 299 15.60% 1,917 Trego 1,299 75.04% 395 22.82% 37 2.14% 904 52.22% 1,731 Wabaunsee 2,859 77.63% 782 21.23% 42 1.14% 2,077 56.39% 3,683 Wallace 632 70.38% 203 22.61% 63 7.02% 429 47.77% 898 Washington 4,390 76.06% 1,287 22.30% 95 1.65% 3,103 53.76% 5,772 Wichita 422 73.91% 127 22.24% 22 3.85% 295 51.66% 571 Wilson 4,024 66.23% 1,768 29.10% 284 4.67% 2,256 37.13% 6,076 Woodson 2,253 68.71% 944 28.79% 82 2.50% 1,309 39.92% 3,279 Wyandotte 19,294 57.25% 13,737 40.76% 671 1.99% 5,557 16.49% 33,702 Totals 369,268 64.75% 185,464 32.52% 15,511 2.72% 75 0.01% 183,804 32.23% 570,318 See also United States presidential elections in Kansas References Goldberg, David Joseph. 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