The 1924 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the
1924 United States presidential election
The 1924 United States presidential election was the 35th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 1924. In a three-way contest, incumbent Republican President Calvin Coolidge won election to a full term.
Coolidge had bee ...
which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
South Dakota voted for the
Republican nominee, incumbent President
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; ; July 4, 1872January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. Born in Vermont, Coolidge was a History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican lawyer ...
of
Massachusetts, over
Independent nominee,
Senator
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Robert M. La Follette of
Wisconsin and
Democratic
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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
Charles Wayland Bryan (February 10, 1867 – March 4, 1945) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 20th and 23rd Governor of Nebraska, and Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, and was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1924. ...
of
Nebraska and La Follette ran with
Montana Senator Burton K. Wheeler.
Coolidge won South Dakota by a margin of 12.73% of the vote.
With 36.96 percent of the popular vote, South Dakota would prove to be La Follette's fifth strongest state in the 1924 election in terms of popular vote percentage after
Wisconsin,
North Dakota,
Minnesota and
Montana.
He carried 18 counties here.
Results
Results by county
See also
*
United States presidential elections in South Dakota
Notes
References
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Events
January
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1924 South Dakota elections