The 1924 United States presidential election in Nevada was held on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nevada was won by President Calvin Coolidge (R–Massachusetts), running with Senator Charles G. Dawes, with 41.76% of the popular vote, against Senator Robert M. La Follette (I–Wisconsin), running with Senator Burton K. Wheeler, with 36.29% of the popular vote. Democratic nominee John W. Davis came third, although Ormsby County was the westernmost county in the nation to give him a plurality of its ballots.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Calvin Coolidge F. J. Button11,243 Republican Party Calvin Coolidge Thomas Lindsay11,175 Republican Party Calvin Coolidge Mrs. F. E. Humphrey11,155 Independent Robert M. La Follette W. H. Fording9,769 Independent Robert M. La Follette J. H. Pieh9,523 Independent Robert M. La Follette John E. Worden9,519 Democratic Party John W. Davis W. J. Bell5,909 Democratic Party John W. Davis Thomas Dolf5,883 Democratic Party John W. Davis Frank F. Garside5,862Votes cast 26,921
Results by county CountyJohn Calvin CoolidgeRepublicanJohn William DavisDemocraticRobert M. La Follette Sr.IndependentMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Churchill65541.64%31019.71%60838.65%472.99%1,573Clark53332.58%28817.60%81549.82%-282-17.24%1,636Douglas34359.04%9516.35%14324.61%20034.42%581Elko1,11338.81%60421.06%1,15140.13%-38-1.32%2,868Esmeralda24133.20%15020.66%33546.14%-94-12.95%726Eureka20950.00%9422.49%11527.51%9422.49%418Humboldt40035.30%24821.89%48542.81%-85-7.50%1,133Lander25446.61%13825.32%15328.07%10118.53%545Lincoln20027.10%25734.82%28138.08%-24-3.25%738Lyon61847.43%23117.73%45434.84%16412.59%1,303Mineral19137.90%8416.67%22945.44% -38 -7.54%504Nye88439.69%45420.39%88939.92% -5 -0.22%2,227Ormsby41344.31%41544.53%10411.16%-2-0.21%932Pershing30836.07%16419.20%38244.73% -74 -8.67%854Storey28337.19%20927.46%26935.35%141.84%761Washoe3,54945.70%1,66921.49%2,54832.81%1,00112.89%7,766White Pine1,04944.52%49921.18%80834.30%24110.23%2,356Totals11,24341.76%5,90921.95%9,76936.29%1,4745.48%26,921
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Ormsby
Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent Elko Esmeralda Humboldt Lincoln Mineral Nye Pershing
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Independent Clark
Ballot measures During the election, three ballot measures coincided, including one that removed Article 1, Section 16, of the Constitution of Nevada, which had stated: “Foreigners who are, or who may hereafter become Bona-fide residents of this State, shall enjoy the same rights, in respect to the possession, enjoyment and inheritance of property, as native born citizens.”
See also United States presidential elections in Nevada
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