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James M. Cox

James M. Cox ran for president in 1920. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1920 Lost

Democratic
Electoral votes
127of 531
Popular vote
9,134,07434.10%
States carried
11
Running mate
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Opponents: Warren G. Harding (404 EV).

Alabama: wonAlaskaArizona: lostArkansas: wonCalifornia: lostColorado: lostConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: wonGeorgia: wonHawaiiIdaho: lostIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansas: lostKentucky: wonLouisiana: wonMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: wonMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: lostNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: lostNorth Carolina: wonNorth Dakota: lostOhio: lostOklahoma: lostOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: wonSouth Dakota: lostTennessee: lostTexas: wonUtah: lostVermont: lostVirginia: wonWashington: lostWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyoming: lostVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1920 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did James M. Cox run for president?

1 time (1920), without winning.

How many electoral votes did James M. Cox win?

1920: 127.

What share of the popular vote did James M. Cox get?

1920: 34.1% (9,134,074 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data