1924

Party

Democratic

Republican

Progressive

Candidate

John W. Davis

Calvin Coolidge

Robert LaFollette

Electoral Count

136

382

13

Popular Vote

28.8%

54%

16.6%

Key Terms: 1924 Election

  1. Will Rogers: "I"m not a member of any organized party, I'm a Democrat."

  2. Democratic Convention: 104 ballots and a compromise: John W. Davis

Key Terms: Coolidge Administration

  1. "Silent Cal"

  2. prosperity

 

Presidential Campaigns, Paul F. Boller, Jr., Oxford University Press, New York, 1984.