1924 Republican Party presidential primaries

1924 Republican Party presidential primaries
1,109 delegates to the 1924 Republican National Convention; 555 (majority) votes needed to win
	First place finishes by preference primary results
Previous Republican nominee; Warren G. Harding;	Republican nominee ; Calvin Coolidge;

From February 12 to June 7, 1924, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1924 United States presidential election. Only 17 states held Republican primaries that year, with most states selecting Convention delegates through caucuses and state-level conventions. Delegates chosen through the primary process (in those states that held primary elections) attended the 1924 Republican National Convention held from June 10 to June 12, 1924, in Cleveland, Ohio.^[1]

Results

Date	Total pledged delegates	Contest and total popular vote	Delegates won and popular vote
			Calvin Coolidge	Hiram Johnson	Robert M. La Follette	Other(s) Unpledged

February 12	26 (of 26)	Kentucky State Convention^[2] N/A	26 Del.	-	-	-
February 12	11 (of 11)	South Carolina State Convention^[3] N/A	11 Del.	-	-	-
February 21	2 (of 2)	Philippines Insular Convention^[4] N/A	2 Del.	-	-	-
March 4	29 (of 29)	Iowa State Convention^[5] N/A	29 Del.	-	-	-
March 8	27 (of 27)	Minnesota State Convention^[6] N/A	27 Del.	-	-	-
March 11	15 (of 15)	Colorado State Convention^[7] N/A	15 Del.	-	-	-
	0 (of 11)	New Hampshire Pres. Primary 17,170	17,170 (100.00%)	-	-	-
	11 (of 11)	New Hampshire Del. Primary^[8] ?	11 Del. 13,445 (?%)	-	-	9,252^[a] (?%)
March 18	13 (of 13)	North Dakota Primary^[9] 125,430	7 Del. 52,815 (42.11%)	32,363 (25.80%)	6 Del. 40,252 WI (32.09%)	-
March 19	24 (of 24)	North Carolina State Convention^[10] N/A	24 Del.	-	-	-
March 25	11 (of 11)	Idaho State Convention^[11] N/A	11 Del.	-	-	-
March 25	13 (of 13)	South Dakota Primary^[12]^[13] 80,726	39,791 (49.29%)	13 Del. 40,935 (50.71%)	-	-
April 1	0 (of 29)	Wisconsin Pres. Primary^[14]^[15] 65,161	23,324 WI (35.79%)	411 WI (0.63%)	40,738 WI (62.52%)	688 WI (1.06%)
April 1	29 (of 29)	Wisconsin Del. Primary^[16] ?	1 Del. 100,295 (?%)	-	28 Del. 200,822 (?%)	-
April 3	17 (of 17)	Connecticut State Convention^[17] N/A	-	-	-	17 Del.^[b]
April 3	15 (of 15)	Maine State Convention^[18] N/A	15 Del.^[c]	-	-	-
April 5	17 (of 17)	Washington State Convention N/A	17 Del.	-	-	-
April 7	33 (of 33)	Michigan Primary^[19] 351,242	33 Del. 236,191 (67.25%)	103,739 (29.54%)	-	11,312^[d] (3.22%)
April 8	2 (of 2)	Hawaii Territorial Convention^[20] N/A	-	-	-	2 Del.^[e]
	0 (of 61)	Illinois Pres. Primary 919,082	533,193 (58.01%)	385,590 (41.95%)	278 WI (0.03%)	21 WI (0.00%)
	61 (of 61)	Illinois Del. Primary^[21]^[22] ?-Par.	24 Del. 119,999 (?%)	1 Del. 120,118 (?%)	-	36 Del. 230,517^[f] (?%)
	19 (of 19)	Nebraska Primary 125,335	19 Del. 79,676 (63.57%)	45,032 (35.93%)	-	627 (0.50%)
April 16	91 (of 91)	New York State Convention^[23] N/A	-	-	-	91 Del.^[g]
April 17	10 (of 10)	Florida State Convention^[24] N/A	10 Del.	-	-	-
April 22	79 (of 79)	Pennsylvania Primary 133,354	79 Del. 117,262 (87.93%)	4,345 WI (3.26%)	1,224 WI (0.92%)	10,523 WI^[h] (7.89%)
April 22	31 (of 31)	New Jersey Primary 125,375	31 Del. 117,262 (89.12%)	13,626 (10.87%)	-	10 WI (0.01%)
April 23	25 (of 25)	Oklahoma State Convention^[25] N/A	25 Del.	-	-	-
April 28	9 (of 9)	Arizona State Convention^[26] N/A	9 Del.	-	-	-
April 29	39 (of 39)	Massachusetts Primary 84,840	39 Del. 84,840 (100.00%)	-	-	-
	0 (of 51)	Ohio Pres. Primary 201,243	173,613 (86.27%)	27,578 (13.70%)	-	-
	51 (of 51)	Ohio Del. Primary^[27] ?	51 Del. 146,524 (?%)	32,198 (?%)	-	-
May 5	19 (of 19)	Maryland Primary 20,986	19 Del. 19,657 (93.67%)	3 WI (0.01%)	-	1,326 (6.32%)
May 6	29 (of 29)	California Primary 574,325	29 Del. 311,826 (54.29%)	262,499 (45.71%)	-	-
May 6	33 (of 33)	Indiana Primary 392,648	33 Del. 330,045 (84.06%)	62,603 (15.94%)	-	-
May 10	9 (of 9)	Nevada State Convention^[28] N/A	9 Del.	-	-	-
May 13	9 (of 9)	Wyoming State Convention^[29] N/A	9 Del.	-	-	-
May 16	13 (of 13)	Oregon Primary 129,229	13 Del. 99,187 (76.75%)	30,042 (23.25%)	-	-
May 27	23 (of 23)	Texas State Convention^[30] N/A	23 Del.	-	-	-
May 27	19 (of 19)	West Virginia Primary 162,042	19 Del. 162,042 (100.00%)	-	-	-
May 28	11 (of 11)	Montana Primary 19,200	11 Del. 19,200 (100.00%)	-	-	-
Total 875 pledged delegates 3,527,388 votes			685 2,296,832 (65.11%)	14 1,008,766 (28.60%)	34 82,492 (2.33%)	146 24,507 (0.69%)

Notes

^ Represents votes for Senator George Moses, who ran as Unpledged despite supporting Coolidge.
^ While favorable to Coolidge, these delegates were not instructed to vote for him.
^ These delegates were "Soft-Pledged"; while favorable to Coolidge, they were not instructed to vote for him.
^ Includes 10,268 votes for William Simpson at (2.92%).
^ While favorable to Coolidge, these delegates were not instructed.
^ Representing the Illinois "Regulars", essentially the State Republican Party, who were unpledged.
^ While favorable to Coolidge, these delegates were not instructed to vote for him.
^ Includes 5,692 votes for Gifford Pinchot at (4.27%).

References

^ Kalb, Deborah (2016-02-19). Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
^ "KENTUCKY CONVENTION FIRST TO INSTRUCT DELEGATES TO VOTE FOR COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. February 13, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "REPUBLICANS HOLD STATE CONVENTION". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. February 13, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "MANILA ENDORSES COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. February 22, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "COOLIDGE CAPTURES IOWA DELEGATION". The New York Times. New York, New York. March 5, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "MINNESOTA DELEGATES PLEDGED TO COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. March 9, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "COLORADO FOR COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. March 12, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "SOLID COOLIDGE DELEGATION NAMED". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. March 12, 1924. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
^ "La Follette Gets 6 Delegates". The New York Times. New York. March 29, 1924. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^ "NORTH CAROLINA PLEDGED TO COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. March 20, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "IDAHO ENDORSES COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. March 26, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "Coolidge Is Leading By Small Margin". The Argus-Daily Leader. Sioux Falls. March 26, 1924. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^ "A Good Showing". The Argus-Daily Leader. Sioux Falls. March 28, 1924. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^ "La Follette Gets 27 Badger Votes; 2 In Doubt". Stevens Point Daily Journal. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. April 2, 1924. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^ "The Week". The Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. April 6, 1924. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^ "Complete Official Vote on Delegates". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. April 17, 1924. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
^ "CONNECTICUT NAMES COOLIDGE DELEGATES". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 4, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "MAINE STATE DELEGATES TO GO INSTRUCTED". The Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. April 4, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "Coolidge Buries Hiram; Ford Tops Ferris; Pensions Win". The Detroit Free Press. Detroit. April 8, 1924. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^ "HAWAIIAN DELEGATES NAMED". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 9, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "ILLINOIS GOES TO COOLIDGE BY 125,000". The Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. April 10, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^ "LISTS COMPLETE FOR NATIONAL CONVENTIONS". The Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. April 17, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^ "STATE REPUBLICANS COMMEND COOLIDGE AND ATTACK SMITH". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 17, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "Florida for Coolidge". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 18, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "OKLAHOMA FOR COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 25, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "NINE MORE FOR COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 29, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "COX MAJORITY IS PLACED AT 44,916". The Springfield News-Sun. Springfield, Ohio. May 13, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "DELEGATES PLEDGED TO COOLIDGE IN CONVENTION TODAY". The Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. May 10, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "WYOMING DELEGATES FOR COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. May 14, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "TEXAS DELEGATION FOR COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. May 28, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[9] Represents votes for Senator George Moses, who ran as Unpledged despite supporting Coolidge.

[19] While favorable to Coolidge, these delegates were not instructed to vote for him.

[21] These delegates were "Soft-Pledged"; while favorable to Coolidge, they were not instructed to vote for him.

[23] Includes 10,268 votes for William Simpson at (2.92%).

[25] While favorable to Coolidge, these delegates were not instructed.

[28] Representing the Illinois "Regulars", essentially the State Republican Party, who were unpledged.

[30] While favorable to Coolidge, these delegates were not instructed to vote for him.

[32] Includes 5,692 votes for Gifford Pinchot at (4.27%).

[1] Kalb, Deborah (2016-02-19). Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2016-02-19.

[2] "KENTUCKY CONVENTION FIRST TO INSTRUCT DELEGATES TO VOTE FOR COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. February 13, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[3] "REPUBLICANS HOLD STATE CONVENTION". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. February 13, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[4] "MANILA ENDORSES COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. February 22, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[5] "COOLIDGE CAPTURES IOWA DELEGATION". The New York Times. New York, New York. March 5, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[6] "MINNESOTA DELEGATES PLEDGED TO COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. March 9, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[7] "COLORADO FOR COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. March 12, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[8] "SOLID COOLIDGE DELEGATION NAMED". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. March 12, 1924. Retrieved September 2, 2023.

[10] "La Follette Gets 6 Delegates". The New York Times. New York. March 29, 1924. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[11] "NORTH CAROLINA PLEDGED TO COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. March 20, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[12] "IDAHO ENDORSES COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. March 26, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[13] "Coolidge Is Leading By Small Margin". The Argus-Daily Leader. Sioux Falls. March 26, 1924. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[14] "A Good Showing". The Argus-Daily Leader. Sioux Falls. March 28, 1924. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[15] "La Follette Gets 27 Badger Votes; 2 In Doubt". Stevens Point Daily Journal. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. April 2, 1924. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[16] "The Week". The Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. April 6, 1924. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[17] "Complete Official Vote on Delegates". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. April 17, 1924. Retrieved September 2, 2023.

[18] "CONNECTICUT NAMES COOLIDGE DELEGATES". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 4, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[20] "MAINE STATE DELEGATES TO GO INSTRUCTED". The Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. April 4, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[22] "Coolidge Buries Hiram; Ford Tops Ferris; Pensions Win". The Detroit Free Press. Detroit. April 8, 1924. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[24] "HAWAIIAN DELEGATES NAMED". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 9, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[26] "ILLINOIS GOES TO COOLIDGE BY 125,000". The Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. April 10, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

[27] "LISTS COMPLETE FOR NATIONAL CONVENTIONS". The Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. April 17, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

[29] "STATE REPUBLICANS COMMEND COOLIDGE AND ATTACK SMITH". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 17, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[31] "Florida for Coolidge". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 18, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[33] "OKLAHOMA FOR COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 25, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[34] "NINE MORE FOR COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 29, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[35] "COX MAJORITY IS PLACED AT 44,916". The Springfield News-Sun. Springfield, Ohio. May 13, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[36] "DELEGATES PLEDGED TO COOLIDGE IN CONVENTION TODAY". The Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. May 10, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[37] "WYOMING DELEGATES FOR COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. May 14, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[38] "TEXAS DELEGATION FOR COOLIDGE". The New York Times. New York, New York. May 28, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

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