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The1920 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1920. All contemporary 48 states were part of the1920 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to theElectoral College, which selected thepresident andvice president.
Delaware was won by theRepublican nominee, SenatorWarren G. Harding ofOhio, over theDemocratic nominee, GovernorJames M. Cox ofOhio. Harding ran with GovernorCalvin Coolidge ofMassachusetts, while Cox ran with future PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt ofNew York.
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Warren G. Harding | Henry A. du Pont | 52,858 | |
| Republican Party | Warren G. Harding | Alden R. Benson | 52,627 | |
| Republican Party | Warren G. Harding | John G. Townsend Jr. | 52,230 | |
| Democratic Party | James M. Cox | George Gray | 39,911 | |
| Democratic Party | James M. Cox | Joseph H. Cox | 39,844 | |
| Democratic Party | James M. Cox | Francis M. Soper | 39,623 | |
| Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | William Canby Ferris | 988 | |
| Prohibition Party | Aaron S. Watkins | Martha S. Cranston | 986 | |
| Prohibition Party | Aaron S. Watkins | Lillian Cade | 979 | |
| Prohibition Party | Aaron S. Watkins | John Heyd | 976 | |
| Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Fred W. Whiteside | 964 | |
| Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Clarence W. Johnson | 958 | |
| Independent | Parley P. Christensen | Nicholas J. Lannan | 93 | |
| Independent | Parley P. Christensen | Maurice Walsh | 82 | |
| Independent | Parley P. Christensen | Isidor Straus | 78 | |
| Single Tax Party | Robert C. Macauley | Louis Kramer | 39 | |
| Single Tax Party | Robert C. Macauley | Charles E. Duling | 34 | |
| Single Tax Party | Robert C. Macauley | Samuel Melville | 34 | |
| Votes cast[a] | 94,875 | |||
| County[1][2] | Warren G. Harding Republican | James M. Cox Democratic | Eugene V. Debs Socialist | Aaron S. Watkins Prohibition | Parley P. Christensen Independent | Robert C. Macauley Single Tax | Margin | Total votes cast[a] | |||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 6,511 | 46.88% | 7,211 | 51.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 167 | 1.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -700 | -5.04% | 13,889 |
| New Castle | 36,600 | 58.29% | 24,252 | 38.62% | 988 | 1.57% | 819 | 1.30% | 93 | 0.15% | 39 | 0.06% | 12,348 | 19.67% | 62,791 |
| Sussex | 9,747 | 53.57% | 8,448 | 46.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,299 | 7.14% | 18,195 |
| Totals | 52,858 | 55.71% | 39,911 | 42.07% | 988 | 1.04% | 986 | 1.04% | 93 | 0.10% | 39 | 0.04% | 12,947 | 13.65% | 94,875 |
