United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 1920
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The 1920 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 1920 as part of the 1920 United States presidential election. Voters chose 38 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
overwhelmingly voted for the
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nominee, Senator
Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular sitting U.S. presidents. A ...
, over the Democratic nominee, Ohio Governor
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. Harding won Pennsylvania by a landslide margin of 38.56%. This was the first time ever that Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County and Pike County, Pennsylvania, Pike County voted Republican. Fulton County, Pennsylvania, Fulton County voted Republican for the first time since 1872 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 1872.


Results


Results by county


See also

* List of United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania


References

{{United States elections 1920 United States presidential election by state, Pennsylvania United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania, 1920 1920 Pennsylvania elections