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The1920 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 2, 1920, as part of the1920 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
South Carolina voted for theDemocratic nominee,GovernorJames M. Cox ofOhio, overRepublican nominee,SenatorWarren G. Harding ofOhio. Cox ran withAssistant Secretary of the NavyFranklin D. Roosevelt ofNew York, while Harding ran withGovernorCalvin Coolidge ofMassachusetts.
Cox won South Carolina by a landslide margin of 96.05%.
In the midst of a massive nationwide Republican landslide, South Carolina was a staggering 118.3% more Democratic than the national average.
| 1920 United States presidential election in South Carolina[1] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | James Middleton Cox ofOhio | Franklin Delano Roosevelt ofNew York | 64,170 | 96.05% | 9 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican | Warren Gamaliel Harding ofOhio | Calvin Coolidge ofMassachusetts | 2,610 | 3.91% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Socialist | Eugene Victor Debs ofIndiana | Seymour Stedman ofIllinois | 28 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 66,808 | 100.00% | 9 | 100.00% | ||||
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