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Presidential Election of 1920: A Resource Guide

Republican Warren G. Harding defeated Democrat James M. Cox in the presidential election of 1920. This guide provides access to digital materials, links to external websites, and a print bibliography related to the election.

Introduction

Republican Warren G. Harding defeated Democrat James M. Cox in the presidential election of 1920. Harding, a senator from Ohio, was victorious in a landslide, winning the popular vote by over 7 million votes.

The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with the presidential election of 1920, including manuscripts, photographs, political cartoons, sound recordings, films, and newspaper articles. This guide compiles links to digital materials related to the presidential election of 1920 that are available throughout the Library of Congress website. In addition, it provides links to external websites focusing on the 1920 election and a selected bibliography.


1920 Presidential Election Results [1]


Political Party Presidential Nominee VP Nominee Electoral College Popular Vote
Republican Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge 404 16,151,916
Democratic James M. Cox Franklin D. Roosevelt 127 9,134,074

Notes

1. Presidential Elections, 1789-2008. (Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2010), 149, 239.