The 1924 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 4, 1924. All contemporary forty-eight states took part of the 1924 United States presidential election, and Washington's voters selected seven voters to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Rapid recovery of the economy from a sharp recession following World War I transformed the 1920s into a strongly Republican decade. Even the problematic issue of a farm depression had eased by the time of the election as prices recovered.Roseboom, Eugene Holloway and Eckes, Alfred E.; A History of Presidential Elections, from George Washington to Jimmy Carter; pp. 151-158 It was also widely thought that the Teapot Dome scandal could do nothing to revive the Democrats as they were well known to have equally severe problems therewith via the fact that recently deceased Woodrow Wilson had paid one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in legal fees to nomination frontrunner William McAdoo.Yergin, Daniel; The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power; p. 198

The conservatism of Democratic nominee John W. Davis – the first presidential nominee since the American Civil War from an antebellum slave state and the only one ever from West Virginia‘What States do Presidents Come From?’ – led those with more progressive views to desert the two major parties for the third-party candidacy of Progressive "Fighting Bob" La Follette. His campaign, based on improved labor laws, an end to US involvement in the politics of Latin America, and cheap credit for farmers, had major appeal in the West, and in Washington State La Follette won five of thirty-nine counties (including absolute majorities in the eastern counties of Franklin and Adams) and finished ahead of Davis in every county except far southeastern Garfield County and Columbia County.

Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Calvin Coolidge Mrs. Samuel D. Cosgrove220,224 Republican Party Calvin Coolidge John L. Murray219,019 Republican Party Calvin Coolidge W. J. Coates218,943 Republican Party Calvin Coolidge R. M. Wright218,858 Republican Party Calvin Coolidge Fred C. Stewart218,854 Republican Party Calvin Coolidge Benjamin E. Thomas218,778 Republican Party Calvin Coolidge L. E. Jesseph218,143 Progressive Party Robert M. La Follette J. Q. Adams150,727 Progressive Party Robert M. La Follette Edna Wright Beebe150,213 Progressive Party Robert M. La Follette Charles G. Cole150,137 Progressive Party Robert M. La Follette Annabelle Kennedy150,103 Progressive Party Robert M. La Follette Fred J. Chamberlain150,101 Progressive Party Robert M. La Follette Edgar C. Snyder149,854 Progressive Party Robert M. La Follette C. O. Young149,115 Democratic Party John W. Davis Jessie Irving42,842 Democratic Party John W. Davis John B. Hanson42,556 Democratic Party John W. Davis Joseph L. Keeler42,444 Democratic Party John W. Davis Charles H. Keavy42,440 Democratic Party John W. Davis Paul Newman42,339 Democratic Party John W. Davis Edgar Swan42,315 Democratic Party John W. Davis B. F. Billingsley42,239 American Party Gilbert Nations H. O. Akin5,991 American Party Gilbert Nations J. M. Borgenson5,900 American Party Gilbert Nations J. W. Adams5,838 American Party Gilbert Nations P. M. Woodall5,823 American Party Gilbert Nations W. A. Arnold5,809 American Party Gilbert Nations Charles W. Ayres5,806 American Party Gilbert Nations O. E. Druse5,669 Socialist Labor Party Frank T. Johns George B. Wilson1,004 Socialist Labor Party Frank T. Johns Abraham L. Brearcliff982 Socialist Labor Party Frank T. Johns William J. Chamberlain974 Socialist Labor Party Frank T. Johns James F. Stark966 Socialist Labor Party Frank T. Johns Daniel L. Barnett952 Socialist Labor Party Frank T. Johns Samuel A. Witherspoon951 Socialist Labor Party Frank T. Johns John C. Schafer933 Workers Party William Z. Foster William H. Jones761 Workers Party William Z. Foster Joseph Huvel736 Workers Party William Z. Foster John W. Weppler715 Workers Party William Z. Foster Henry G. Price714 Workers Party William Z. Foster John Lawrie711 Workers Party William Z. Foster George Halonen694 Workers Party William Z. Foster Mike Kronholm693Votes cast 421,549

Results by county CountyCalvin CoolidgeRepublicanRobert M. La FolletteProgressiveJohn W. DavisDemocraticGilbert NationsAmericanFrank T. JohnsSocialist LaborWilliam Z. FosterWorkersMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams76037.51%1,03651.14%22811.25%00.00%20.10%00.00%-276-13.63%2,026Asotin1,09446.51%72830.95%50821.60%150.64%50.21%20.09%36615.56%2,352Benton1,81245.33%1,71142.81%43710.93%270.68%40.10%60.15%1012.52%3,997Chelan4,54355.56%2,58431.60%99512.17%350.43%190.23%10.01%1,95923.96%8,177Clallam2,12952.07%1,63940.08%2836.92%110.27%170.42%100.24%49011.99%4,089Clarke5,21547.61%3,57332.62%2,00418.29%1121.02%330.30%170.16%1,64214.99%10,954Columbia1,12252.11%49222.85%52224.25%120.56%30.14%20.09%60027.86%2,153Cowlitz3,27455.66%1,60927.35%92715.76%210.36%340.58%170.29%1,66528.31%5,882Douglas1,07042.19%1,05341.52%39815.69%70.28%50.20%30.12%170.67%2,536Ferry50734.49%60541.16%34923.74%30.20%20.14%40.27%-98-6.67%1,470Franklin70931.15%1,30157.16%23710.41%190.83%70.31%30.13%-592-26.01%2,276Garfield87565.25%14010.44%32424.16%20.15%00.00%00.00%55141.09%1,341Grant81340.87%82341.38%33216.69%160.80%40.20%10.05%-10-0.51%1,989Grays Harbor8,27360.16%4,07929.66%1,2399.01%850.62%320.23%430.31%4,19430.50%13,751Island83246.25%83046.14%1146.34%90.50%60.33%80.44%20.11%1,799Jefferson91351.79%69239.25%1438.11%40.23%30.17%80.45%22112.54%1,763King60,43853.51%41,14636.43%7,4046.56%3,4263.03%3090.27%2170.19%19,29217.08%112,940Kitsap3,95445.19%4,21548.17%4905.60%450.51%220.25%240.27%-261-2.98%8,750Kittitas2,36047.22%2,11242.26%4559.10%460.92%90.18%160.32%2484.96%4,998Klickitat1,48252.72%79028.10%51818.43%90.32%70.25%50.18%69224.62%2,811Lewis6,97358.07%3,39228.25%1,54412.86%300.25%390.32%290.24%3,58129.82%12,007Lincoln2,04246.16%1,62936.82%74316.79%50.11%30.07%20.05%4139.34%4,424Mason90249.02%74140.27%1799.73%90.49%60.33%30.16%1618.75%1,840Okanogan2,53150.41%1,73534.55%72114.36%140.28%140.28%60.12%79615.86%5,021Pacific2,67264.57%93022.47%50112.11%120.29%80.19%150.36%1,74242.10%4,138Pend Oreille1,02551.05%74937.30%23111.50%20.10%10.05%00.00%27613.75%2,008Pierce21,37647.70%18,46741.20%4,2329.44%4981.11%1370.31%1080.24%2,9096.50%44,818San Juan74466.67%28425.45%867.71%10.09%10.09%00.00%46041.22%1,116Skagit5,07147.95%4,71444.57%6996.61%330.31%200.19%390.37%3573.38%10,576Skamania53352.15%27526.91%20720.25%10.10%40.39%20.20%25825.24%1,022Snohomish10,48448.82%8,92941.58%1,5487.21%4281.99%530.25%310.14%1,5557.24%21,473Spokane23,40349.30%17,82437.55%6,03612.71%1040.22%710.15%350.07%5,57911.75%47,473Stevens2,90948.94%2,27338.24%68511.52%390.66%90.15%290.49%63610.70%5,944Thurston5,12557.77%2,71030.55%94310.63%420.47%250.28%260.29%2,41527.22%8,871Wahkiakum49660.49%22827.80%8910.85%10.12%50.61%10.12%26832.69%820Walla Walla5,46558.83%2,12522.87%1,66217.89%280.30%70.08%30.03%3,34035.96%9,290Whatcom9,21457.19%5,81236.08%9275.75%1050.65%390.24%130.08%3,40221.11%16,110Whitman4,96052.12%2,78729.29%1,74518.34%180.19%40.04%20.02%2,17322.83%9,516Yakima12,12463.72%3,96520.84%2,15711.34%7173.77%350.18%300.16%8,15942.88%19,028Totals220,22452.24%150,72735.76%42,84210.16%5,9911.42%1,0040.24%7610.18%69,49716.49%421,549

Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive Adams Ferry Franklin Grant Kitsap

See also United States presidential elections in Washington (state)

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