United States presidential election in Maine, 1924

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United States presidential election in Maine, 1924

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  John Calvin Coolidge, Bain bw photo portrait.jpg 139px Robert M La Follette, Sr.jpg
Nominee Calvin Coolidge John W. Davis Robert M. La Follette
Party Republican Democratic Progressive
Home state Massachusetts West Virginia Wisconsin
Running mate Charles G. Dawes Charles W. Bryan Burton K. Wheeler
Electoral vote 6 0 0
Popular vote 138,440 41,964 11,382
Percentage 72.03% 21.83% 5.92%

President before election

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Elected President

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

The 1924 United States Presidential Election in Maine took place on November 4, 1924 as part of the 1924 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Maine voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, over the Democratic nominee, Ambassador John W. Davis of West Virginia. Coolidge ran with former Budget Director Charles G. Dawes of Illinois, while Davis ran with Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska. Also in the running that year was the Progressive Party nominee, Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin and his running mate Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana. La Follette’s support base was primarily among rural German and Scandinavian Americans,[1] and he possessed little appeal in the Northeast outside a few New York and Boston anti-Prohibition precincts.

Coolidge won Maine by a landslide margin of 50.2 percent. His victory was also enjoyed a unique personal popularity which helped him in the state and the rest of New England. He was the epitome of a traditional New England Yankee, having been born in the small-town of Plymouth Notch, Vermont, and establishing his political career nearby as Governor of Massachusetts. Thus Coolidge remained especially popular with voters across the New England region.

Results

United States presidential election in Maine, 1924[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts Charles Gates Dawes of Illinois 138,440 72.03% 6 100.00%
Democratic John William Davis of West Virginia Charles Wayland Bryan of Nebraska 41,964 21.83% 0 0.00%
Progressive Robert Marion La Follette of Wisconsin Burton Kendall Wheeler of Montana 11,382 5.92% 0 0.00%
Socialist Labor Frank Tetes Johns of Oregon Verne L. Reynolds of New York 406 0.21% 0 0.00%
Total 192,192 100.00% 6 100.00%


References

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  1. Stark, Rodney and Christiano, Kevin J.; ‘Support for the American Left, 1920-1924: The Opiate Thesis Reconsidered’; Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 31, No. 1 (March, 1992), pp. 62-75
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