The 1924 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
West Virginia voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, over the Democratic nominee and West Virginia native, Ambassador John W. Davis. Coolidge ran with former Budget DirectorCharles G. Dawes of Illinois, while Davis ran with GovernorCharles W. Bryan of Nebraska. Also in the running that year was the Progressive Party nominee, SenatorRobert M. La Follette of Wisconsin and his running mate Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana.
Coolidge won the Mountain State by a margin of 5.38%.
Results[]
1924 United States presidential election in West Virginia[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Republican
Calvin Coolidge
288,635
49.45%
8
Democratic
John W. Davis
257,232
44.07%
0
Farmer-Labor Party
Robert M. La Follette
36,723
6.29%
0
American
Gilbert Nations
1,072
0.18%
0
Totals
583,662
100.00%
8
Notes[]
^Although La Follette ran under his own Progressive Party nationally, he ran in West Virginia under a fusion of the Socialist Party of America and the Farmer–Labor Party.