Politics in the 1920's
The Election of 1920-
The Election of 1920 Was Between Warren G. Harding and James M. Cox. Harding was running for the republicans and Cox was running for the Democrats, Both men were not actually the Parties ideal choices. The Republicans were planning on having Theodore Roosevelt run for them but then his health took a turn for the worst and he died in January 1919. The Democrats wanted Woodrow Wilson but he did not want to run for a 3rd term. Harding won the election in a landslide victory, Harding has 60.5% of the vote while Cox only got 34.2% of the vote.
The Death of Harding
After President Warren G. Harding's death in 1923 his Vice president Calvin Coolidge became president
The Election of 1924
The Election of 1924 was split between 3 parties The Democrats, Republicans and Progressives. Calvin Coolidge was running for the Republicans, John W. Davis was running for the Democrats and Robert M. La Follette was running for the Progressives. Coolidge won the election because the democratic vote was split between the democrats and progressives, Coolidge won with 54% of the vote, Davis had 28.8% and La Follette had 16.6%.
The Election of 1928
The Election of 1928 was between Herbert Hoover (top Middle) and Al Smith, Hoover was running for the Republicans and Smith was running for the Democrats. Hoover won the election with 58.2% of the vote and Smith lost with 40.8% of the vote.