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U.S. presidential election, 1924
| Presidential Candidate | Electoral Vote | Popular Vote | Pct | Party | Running Mate (Electoral Votes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Coolidge (W) | 382 | 15,725,016 | Republican | Charles G. Dawes (382) | |
| John W. Davis | 136 | 8,386,503 | Democrat | Charles W. Bryan[?] (136) | |
| Robert M. LaFollette[?] | 13 | 4,822,856 | Progressive[?] | Burton K. Wheeler[?] (13) | |
| Other elections: 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936 | |||||
| Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register (http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/scores#1924) | |||||
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Notes:
United States Progressive Party candidate Robert LaFollette[?] received 4,822,856 popular votes for President (16.6 percent) and 13 electorial votes. Long a champion of farmers and industrial workers, and an ardent foe of big business, LaFollette was a prime mover in the recreation of the Progressive movement following World War I. Backed by the farm and labor vote, as well as by Socialists[?] and remnants of Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Moose Party, LaFollette ran on a platform of nationalizing railroads and the country's natural resources. He also strongly supported increased taxation on the wealthy and the right of collective bargaining. Despite a strong showing in certain regions, he carried only his home state of Wisconsin.
(Some article text as of January 9, 2003 copied from U.S. State Department (usinfo.state.gov) (http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/history/ch13.htm#1992))
See also: President of the United States, U.S. presidential election, 1924
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