1920 United States presidential election in Mississippi

The 1920 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 2, 1920, as part of the 1920 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1920

November 2, 1920

Nominee James M. Cox Warren G. Harding Party Democratic Republican Home state Ohio Ohio Running mate Franklin D. Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 69,277 11,576 Percentage 83.98% 14.03%

County Results Cox   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100%

President before election Woodrow Wilson Democratic Elected President Warren G. Harding Republican

Mississippi voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, over Republican nominee, Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio. Cox ran with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, while Harding ran with Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts.

Cox won Mississippi by a landslide margin of 69.95%.

Results

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1920[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	James Middleton Cox of Ohio	Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York	69,277	83.98%	10	100.00%
	Republican	Warren Gamaliel Harding of Ohio	Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts	11,576	14.03%	0	0.00%
	Socialist	Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana	Seymour Stedman of Illinois	1,639	1.99%	0	0.00%
Total				82,492	100.00%	10	100.00%

References

1. "1920 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 28 October 2020.