1924 Republican Party presidential primaries explained

Election Name:1924 Republican Party presidential primaries
Country:United States
Flag Year:1912
Type:primary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1920 Republican Party presidential primaries
Previous Year:1920
Next Election:1928 Republican Party presidential primaries
Next Year:1928
Election Date:March 12 to June 7, 1924
Votes For Election:1,109 delegates to the 1924 Republican National Convention
Needed Votes:555 (majority)
Color1:CE2029
Candidate1:Calvin Coolidge
Home State1:Massachusetts
Delegate Count1:685
States Carried1:15
Popular Vote1:2,410,363
Percentage1:68.4%
Color3:5d73e5
Candidate3:Hiram Johnson
Home State3:California
Delegate Count3:14
States Carried3:1
Popular Vote3:1,007,833
Percentage3:28.6%
Color2:668c63
Candidate2:Robert M. La Follette
Home State2:Wisconsin
Delegate Count2:34
States Carried2:1
Popular Vote2:82,492
Percentage2:2.3%
Map Size:350px
Republican nominee
Before Election:Warren G. Harding
After Election:Calvin Coolidge

From March 12 to June 7, 1924, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1924 United States presidential election. Only 17 states held Republican primaries that year, with most states selecting Convention delegates through caucuses and state-level conventions. Delegates chose through the primary process (in those states that held primary elections) attended the 1924 Republican National Convention held from June 10 to June 12, 1924, in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]

Results

DateTotal pledged
delegates
Contest
Delegates won and popular vote
Calvin CoolidgeHiram JohnsonRobert M. La FolletteOther(s)
Unpledged
February 1226 (of 26)Kentucky
State Convention[2]
26 Del.---
11 (of 11)South Carolina
State Convention[3]
11 Del.---
February 212 (of 2)Philippines
Insular Convention[4]
2 Del.---
March 429 (of 29)Iowa
State Convention[5]
29 Del.---
March 827 (of 27)Minnesota
State Convention[6]
27 Del.---
March 1115 (of 15)Colorado
State Convention[7]
15 Del.---
0 (of 11)New Hampshire
Pres. Primary
17,170
(100.00%)
---
11 (of 11)New Hampshire
Del. Primary[8]
11 Del.
13,445
(?%)
--9,252
(?%)
March 1813 (of 13)North Dakota
Primary[9]
7 Del.
52,815
(42.11%)
32,363
(25.80%)
6 Del.
40,252
(32.09%)
-
March 1924 (of 24)North Carolina
State Convention[10]
24 Del.---
March 2511 (of 11)Idaho
State Convention[11]
11 Del.---
13 (of 13)South Dakota
Primary[12] [13]
39,791
(49.29%)
13 Del.
40,935
(50.71%)
--
April 10 (of 29)Wisconsin
Pres. Primary[14] [15]
23,324
(35.79%)
411
(0.63%)
40,738
(62.52%)
688
(1.06%)
29 (of 29)Wisconsin
Del. Primary[16]
1 Del.
100,295
(?%)
-28 Del.
200,822
(?%)
-
April 317 (of 17)Connecticut
State Convention[17]
- --17 Del.
15 (of 15)Maine
State Convention[18]
15 Del.---
April 517 (of 17)Washington
State Convention
17 Del.---
April 733 (of 33)Michigan
Primary[19]
33 Del.
236,191
(67.25%)
103,739
(29.54%)
-11,312
(3.22%)
April 82 (of 2)Hawaii
Territorial Convention[20]
---2 Del.
0 (of 61)Illinois
Pres. Primary
533,193
(58.01%)
385,590
(41.95%)
278
(0.03%)
21
(0.00%)
61 (of 61)Illinois
Del. Primary[21] [22]
-
24 Del.
119,999
(?%)
1 Del.
120,118
(?%)
-36 Del.
230,517
(?%)
19 (of 19)Nebraska
Primary
19 Del.
79,676
(63.57%)
45,032
(35.93%)
-627
(0.50%)
April 1691 (of 91)New York
State Convention[23]
---91 Del.
April 1710 (of 10)Florida
State Convention[24]
10 Del.---
April 2279 (of 79)Pennsylvania
Primary
79 Del.
117,262
(87.93%)
4,345
(3.26%)
1,224
(0.92%)
10,523
(7.89%)
31 (of 31)New Jersey
Primary
31 Del.
117,262
(89.12%)
13,626
(10.87%)
-10
(0.01%)
April 2325 (of 25)Oklahoma
State Convention[25]
25 Del.---
April 289 (of 9)Arizona
State Convention[26]
9 Del.---
April 2939 (of 39)Massachusetts
Primary
39 Del.
84,840
(100.00%)
---
0 (of 51)Ohio
Pres. Primary
173,613
(86.27%)
27,578
(13.70%)
--
51 (of 51)Ohio
Del. Primary[27]
51 Del.
146,524
(?%)
32,198
(?%)
--
May 519 (of 19)Maryland
Primary
19 Del.
19,657
(93.67%)
3
(0.01%)
-1,326
(6.32%)
May 629 (of 29)California
Primary
29 Del.
311,826
(54.29%)
262,499
(45.71%)
--
33 (of 33)Indiana
Primary
33 Del.
330,045
(84.06%)
62,603
(15.94%)
--
May 109 (of 9)Nevada
State Convention[28]
9 Del.---
May 139 (of 9)Wyoming
State Convention[29]
9 Del.---
May 1613 (of 13)Oregon
Primary
13 Del.
99,187
(76.75%)
30,042
(23.25%)
--
May 2723 (of 23)Texas
State Convention[30]
23 Del.---
19 (of 19)West Virginia
Primary
19 Del.
162,042
(100.00%)
---
May 2811 (of 11)Montana
Primary
11 Del.
19,200
(100.00%)
---
Total
875 pledged delegates
685
14
34
146

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books . 2016-02-19 . 9781483380353 . 2016-02-19. Kalb . Deborah .
  2. News: February 13, 1924 . KENTUCKY CONVENTION FIRST TO INSTRUCT DELEGATES TO VOTE FOR COOLIDGE . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .
  3. News: February 13, 1924 . REPUBLICANS HOLD STATE CONVENTION . English . The State . Columbia, South Carolina. September 5, 2023 .
  4. News: February 22, 1924 . MANILA ENDORSES COOLIDGE . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .
  5. News: March 5, 1924 . COOLIDGE CAPTURES IOWA DELEGATION . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .
  6. News: March 9, 1924 . MINNESOTA DELEGATES PLEDGED TO COOLIDGE . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .
  7. News: March 12, 1924 . COLORADO FOR COOLIDGE . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .
  8. News: March 12, 1924 . SOLID COOLIDGE DELEGATION NAMED . English . The Portsmouth Herald . Portsmouth, New Hampshire. September 2, 2023 .
  9. News: March 29, 1924 . La Follette Gets 6 Delegates . English . The New York Times . New York. September 1, 2023 .
  10. News: March 20, 1924 . NORTH CAROLINA PLEDGED TO COOLIDGE . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .
  11. News: March 26, 1924 . IDAHO ENDORSES COOLIDGE . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .
  12. News: March 26, 1924 . Coolidge Is Leading By Small Margin . English . The Argus-Daily Leader . Sioux Falls . September 1, 2023 .
  13. News: March 28, 1924 . A Good Showing . English . The Argus-Daily Leader . Sioux Falls . September 1, 2023 .
  14. News: April 2, 1924 . La Follette Gets 27 Badger Votes; 2 In Doubt . English . Stevens Point Daily Journal . Stevens Point, Wisconsin. September 1, 2023 .
  15. News: April 6, 1924 . The Week . English . The Wisconsin State Journal . Madison, Wisconsin. September 1, 2023 .
  16. News: April 17, 1924 . Complete Official Vote on Delegates . English . The Capital Times . Madison, Wisconsin. September 2, 2023 .
  17. News: April 4, 1924 . CONNECTICUT NAMES COOLIDGE DELEGATES . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .
  18. News: April 4, 1924 . MAINE STATE DELEGATES TO GO INSTRUCTED . English . The Bangor Daily News . Bangor, Maine. September 5, 2023 .
  19. News: April 8, 1924 . Coolidge Buries Hiram; Ford Tops Ferris; Pensions Win . English . The Detroit Free Press . Detroit . September 1, 2023 .
  20. News: April 9, 1924 . HAWAIIAN DELEGATES NAMED . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .
  21. News: April 10, 1924 . ILLINOIS GOES TO COOLIDGE BY 125,000 . English . The Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. September 4, 2023 .
  22. News: April 17, 1924 . LISTS COMPLETE FOR NATIONAL CONVENTIONS . English . The Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. September 4, 2023 .
  23. News: April 17, 1924 . STATE REPUBLICANS COMMEND COOLIDGE AND ATTACK SMITH . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .
  24. News: April 18, 1924 . Florida for Coolidge . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .
  25. News: April 25, 1924 . OKLAHOMA FOR COOLIDGE . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .
  26. News: April 29, 1924 . NINE MORE FOR COOLIDGE . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .
  27. News: May 13, 1924 . COX MAJORITY IS PLACED AT 44,916 . English . The Springfield News-Sun . Springfield, Ohio. September 5, 2023 .
  28. News: May 10, 1924 . DELEGATES PLEDGED TO COOLIDGE IN CONVENTION TODAY . English . The Reno Gazette-Journal . Reno, Nevada. September 5, 2023 .
  29. News: May 14, 1924 . WYOMING DELEGATES FOR COOLIDGE . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .
  30. News: May 28, 1924 . TEXAS DELEGATION FOR COOLIDGE . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. September 5, 2023 .