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The1924 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 4, 1924. All contemporary forty-eight states took part of the1924 United States presidential election, andWashington's voters selected seven voters to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Rapid recovery of the economy from a sharp recession followingWorld War I transformed the 1920s into a strongly Republican decade. Even the problematic issue of a farm depression had eased by the time of the election as prices recovered.[1] It was also widely thought that theTeapot Dome scandal could do nothing to revive the Democrats as they were well known to have equally severe problems therewith via the fact that recently deceasedWoodrow Wilson had paid one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in legal fees to nomination frontrunnerWilliam McAdoo.[2]
The conservatism ofDemocratic nomineeJohn W. Davis – the first presidential nominee since theAmerican Civil War from anantebellum slave state and the only one ever fromWest Virginia[3] – led those with more progressive views to desert the two major parties for the third-party candidacy ofProgressive"Fighting Bob" La Follette. His campaign, based on improved labor laws, an end to US involvement in the politics of Latin America, and cheap credit for farmers, had major appeal in the West, and in Washington State La Follette won five of thirty-nine counties (including absolute majorities in the eastern counties ofFranklin andAdams) and finished ahead of Davis in every county except far southeasternGarfield County andColumbia County.
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | Mrs. Samuel D. Cosgrove | 220,224 | |
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | John L. Murray | 219,019 | |
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | W. J. Coates | 218,943 | |
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | R. M. Wright | 218,858 | |
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | Fred C. Stewart | 218,854 | |
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | Benjamin E. Thomas | 218,778 | |
| Republican Party | Calvin Coolidge | L. E. Jesseph | 218,143 | |
| Progressive Party | Robert M. La Follette | J. Q. Adams | 150,727 | |
| Progressive Party | Robert M. La Follette | Edna Wright Beebe | 150,213 | |
| Progressive Party | Robert M. La Follette | Charles G. Cole | 150,137 | |
| Progressive Party | Robert M. La Follette | Annabelle Kennedy | 150,103 | |
| Progressive Party | Robert M. La Follette | Fred J. Chamberlain | 150,101 | |
| Progressive Party | Robert M. La Follette | Edgar C. Snyder | 149.854 | |
| Progressive Party | Robert M. La Follette | C. O. Young | 149,115 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | Jessie Irving | 42,842 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | John B. Hanson | 42,556 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | Joseph L. Keeler | 42,444 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | Charles H. Keavy | 42,440 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | Paul Newman | 42,339 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | Edgar Swan | 42,315 | |
| Democratic Party | John W. Davis | B. F. Billingsley | 42,239 | |
| American Party | Gilbert Nations | H. O. Akin | 5,991 | |
| American Party | Gilbert Nations | J. M. Borgenson | 5,900 | |
| American Party | Gilbert Nations | J. W. Adams | 5,838 | |
| American Party | Gilbert Nations | P. M. Woodall | 5,823 | |
| American Party | Gilbert Nations | W. A. Arnold | 5,809 | |
| American Party | Gilbert Nations | Charles W. Ayres | 5,806 | |
| American Party | Gilbert Nations | O. E. Druse | 5,669 | |
| Socialist Labor Party | Frank T. Johns | George B. Wilson | 1,004 | |
| Socialist Labor Party | Frank T. Johns | Abraham L. Brearcliff | 982 | |
| Socialist Labor Party | Frank T. Johns | William J. Chamberlain | 974 | |
| Socialist Labor Party | Frank T. Johns | James F. Stark | 966 | |
| Socialist Labor Party | Frank T. Johns | Daniel L. Barnett | 952 | |
| Socialist Labor Party | Frank T. Johns | Samuel A. Witherspoon | 951 | |
| Socialist Labor Party | Frank T. Johns | John C. Schafer | 933 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | William H. Jones | 761 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | Joseph Huvel | 736 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | John W. Weppler | 715 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | Henry G. Price | 714 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | John Lawrie | 711 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | George Halonen | 694 | |
| Workers Party | William Z. Foster | Mike Kronholm | 693 | |
| Votes cast[a] | 421,549 | |||
| County[4] | Calvin Coolidge Republican | Robert M. La Follette Progressive | John W. Davis Democratic | Gilbert Nations American | Frank T. Johns Socialist Labor | William Z. Foster Workers | Margin[b] | Total votes cast[c] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 760 | 37.51% | 1,036 | 51.14% | 228 | 11.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.10% | 0 | 0.00% | -276 | -13.63% | 2,026 |
| Asotin | 1,094 | 46.51% | 728 | 30.95% | 508 | 21.60% | 15 | 0.64% | 5 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.09% | 366 | 15.56% | 2,352 |
| Benton | 1,812 | 45.33% | 1,711 | 42.81% | 437 | 10.93% | 27 | 0.68% | 4 | 0.10% | 6 | 0.15% | 101 | 2.52% | 3,997 |
| Chelan | 4,543 | 55.56% | 2,584 | 31.60% | 995 | 12.17% | 35 | 0.43% | 19 | 0.23% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,959 | 23.96% | 8,177 |
| Clallam | 2,129 | 52.07% | 1,639 | 40.08% | 283 | 6.92% | 11 | 0.27% | 17 | 0.42% | 10 | 0.24% | 490 | 11.99% | 4,089 |
| Clark | 5,215 | 47.61% | 3,573 | 32.62% | 2,004 | 18.29% | 112 | 1.02% | 33 | 0.30% | 17 | 0.16% | 1,642 | 14.99% | 10,954 |
| Columbia | 1,122 | 52.11% | 492 | 22.85% | 522 | 24.25% | 12 | 0.56% | 3 | 0.14% | 2 | 0.09% | 600[d] | 27.86% | 2,153 |
| Cowlitz | 3,274 | 55.66% | 1,609 | 27.35% | 927 | 15.76% | 21 | 0.36% | 34 | 0.58% | 17 | 0.29% | 1,665 | 28.31% | 5,882 |
| Douglas | 1,070 | 42.19% | 1,053 | 41.52% | 398 | 15.69% | 7 | 0.28% | 5 | 0.20% | 3 | 0.12% | 17 | 0.67% | 2,536 |
| Ferry | 507 | 34.49% | 605 | 41.16% | 349 | 23.74% | 3 | 0.20% | 2 | 0.14% | 4 | 0.27% | -98 | -6.67% | 1,470 |
| Franklin | 709 | 31.15% | 1,301 | 57.16% | 237 | 10.41% | 19 | 0.83% | 7 | 0.31% | 3 | 0.13% | -592 | -26.01% | 2,276 |
| Garfield | 875 | 65.25% | 140 | 10.44% | 324 | 24.16% | 2 | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 551[d] | 41.09% | 1,341 |
| Grant | 813 | 40.87% | 823 | 41.38% | 332 | 16.69% | 16 | 0.80% | 4 | 0.20% | 1 | 0.05% | -10 | -0.51% | 1,989 |
| Grays Harbor | 8,273 | 60.16% | 4,079 | 29.66% | 1,239 | 9.01% | 85 | 0.62% | 32 | 0.23% | 43 | 0.31% | 4,194 | 30.50% | 13,751 |
| Island | 832 | 46.25% | 830 | 46.14% | 114 | 6.34% | 9 | 0.50% | 6 | 0.33% | 8 | 0.44% | 2 | 0.11% | 1,799 |
| Jefferson | 913 | 51.79% | 692 | 39.25% | 143 | 8.11% | 4 | 0.23% | 3 | 0.17% | 8 | 0.45% | 221 | 12.54% | 1,763 |
| King | 60,438 | 53.51% | 41,146 | 36.43% | 7,404 | 6.56% | 3,426 | 3.03% | 309 | 0.27% | 217 | 0.19% | 19,292 | 17.08% | 112,940 |
| Kitsap | 3,954 | 45.19% | 4,215 | 48.17% | 490 | 5.60% | 45 | 0.51% | 22 | 0.25% | 24 | 0.27% | -261 | -2.98% | 8,750 |
| Kittitas | 2,360 | 47.22% | 2,112 | 42.26% | 455 | 9.10% | 46 | 0.92% | 9 | 0.18% | 16 | 0.32% | 248 | 4.96% | 4,998 |
| Klickitat | 1,482 | 52.72% | 790 | 28.10% | 518 | 18.43% | 9 | 0.32% | 7 | 0.25% | 5 | 0.18% | 692 | 24.62% | 2,811 |
| Lewis | 6,973 | 58.07% | 3,392 | 28.25% | 1,544 | 12.86% | 30 | 0.25% | 39 | 0.32% | 29 | 0.24% | 3,581 | 29.82% | 12,007 |
| Lincoln | 2,042 | 46.16% | 1,629 | 36.82% | 743 | 16.79% | 5 | 0.11% | 3 | 0.07% | 2 | 0.05% | 413 | 9.34% | 4,424 |
| Mason | 902 | 49.02% | 741 | 40.27% | 179 | 9.73% | 9 | 0.49% | 6 | 0.33% | 3 | 0.16% | 161 | 8.75% | 1,840 |
| Okanogan | 2,531 | 50.41% | 1,735 | 34.55% | 721 | 14.36% | 14 | 0.28% | 14 | 0.28% | 6 | 0.12% | 796 | 15.86% | 5,021 |
| Pacific | 2,672 | 64.57% | 930 | 22.47% | 501 | 12.11% | 12 | 0.29% | 8 | 0.19% | 15 | 0.36% | 1,742 | 42.10% | 4,138 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,025 | 51.05% | 749 | 37.30% | 231 | 11.50% | 2 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 276 | 13.75% | 2,008 |
| Pierce | 21,376 | 47.70% | 18,467 | 41.20% | 4,232 | 9.44% | 498 | 1.11% | 137 | 0.31% | 108 | 0.24% | 2,909 | 6.50% | 44,818 |
| San Juan | 744 | 66.67% | 284 | 25.45% | 86 | 7.71% | 1 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 460 | 41.22% | 1,116 |
| Skagit | 5,071 | 47.95% | 4,714 | 44.57% | 699 | 6.61% | 33 | 0.31% | 20 | 0.19% | 39 | 0.37% | 357 | 3.38% | 10,576 |
| Skamania | 533 | 52.15% | 275 | 26.91% | 207 | 20.25% | 1 | 0.10% | 4 | 0.39% | 2 | 0.20% | 258 | 25.24% | 1,022 |
| Snohomish | 10,484 | 48.82% | 8,929 | 41.58% | 1,548 | 7.21% | 428 | 1.99% | 53 | 0.25% | 31 | 0.14% | 1,555 | 7.24% | 21,473 |
| Spokane | 23,403 | 49.30% | 17,824 | 37.55% | 6,036 | 12.71% | 104 | 0.22% | 71 | 0.15% | 35 | 0.07% | 5,579 | 11.75% | 47,473 |
| Stevens | 2,909 | 48.94% | 2,273 | 38.24% | 685 | 11.52% | 39 | 0.66% | 9 | 0.15% | 29 | 0.49% | 636 | 10.70% | 5,944 |
| Thurston | 5,125 | 57.77% | 2,710 | 30.55% | 943 | 10.63% | 42 | 0.47% | 25 | 0.28% | 26 | 0.29% | 2,415 | 27.22% | 8,871 |
| Wahkiakum | 496 | 60.49% | 228 | 27.80% | 89 | 10.85% | 1 | 0.12% | 5 | 0.61% | 1 | 0.12% | 268 | 32.69% | 820 |
| Walla Walla | 5,465 | 58.83% | 2,125 | 22.87% | 1,662 | 17.89% | 28 | 0.30% | 7 | 0.08% | 3 | 0.03% | 3,340 | 35.96% | 9,290 |
| Whatcom | 9,214 | 57.19% | 5,812 | 36.08% | 927 | 5.75% | 105 | 0.65% | 39 | 0.24% | 13 | 0.08% | 3,402 | 21.11% | 16,110 |
| Whitman | 4,960 | 52.12% | 2,787 | 29.29% | 1,745 | 18.34% | 18 | 0.19% | 4 | 0.04% | 2 | 0.02% | 2,173 | 22.83% | 9,516 |
| Yakima | 12,124 | 63.72% | 3,965 | 20.84% | 2,157 | 11.34% | 717 | 3.77% | 35 | 0.18% | 30 | 0.16% | 8,159 | 42.88% | 19,028 |
| Totals | 220,224 | 52.24% | 150,727 | 35.76% | 42,842 | 10.16% | 5,991 | 1.42% | 1,004 | 0.24% | 761 | 0.18% | 69,497 | 16.49% | 421,549 |
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