1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries

none June 2025 April 2025 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries United States 1912 primary no 1916 Democratic Party presidential primaries 1916 1924 Democratic Party presidential primaries 1924 March 9 to June 5, 1920 1,097 delegates to the Democratic National Convention 732 (two-thirds) File:Portrait of A. Mitchell Palmer.jpg D99A6C A. Mitchell Palmer Pennsylvania 104 (256) 2 140,010 19.32% File:James M. Cox 1920.jpg 00308F James M. Cox Ohio 74 (134) 2 86,194 11.89% File:William Gibbs McAdoo, formal photo portrait, 1914.jpg 006A4E William G. McAdoo California 10 (266) 1 74,987 10.35% File:JamesWGerard.jpg ffe4cd James Watson Gerard New York 2 File:Robert Latham Owen.jpg 800080 Robert Latham Owen Oklahoma 2 File:Edward Irving Edwards (1).jpg c83737 Edward I. Edwards New Jersey 1 350px First place by popular votepopular vote Favorite sons Gilbert Hitchcock and Thomas E. Watson won the Nebraska and Georgia primary votes, respectively. William Jennings Bryan won North Dakota and Herbert Hoover won Michigan. Massachusetts elected a slate of uncommitted delegates. 350px First place by convention roll calldelegation Favorite sons received the support of the delegations of Nebraska (Gilbert Hitchcock), West Virginia (John W. Davis), Virginia (Carter Glass), New York (Al Smith), Mississippi (John Sharp Williams), Connecticut (Homer Stille Cummings), North Carolina (Furnifold Simmons), Iowa (Edwin T. Meredith), and Indiana(Thomas R. Marshall). Former Speaker of the House Champ Clark won the Louisiana delegation. 2 #006a4e McAdoo #d99a6c Palmer #00308f Cox #ffe4cd Gerard#800080 Owen #c83737 Edwards #4d4d4d Uncommitted #916f6f Variousdelegationpopular vote Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson James M. Cox From March 9 to June 5, 1920, voters of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1920 Democratic National Convention, for the purposing of choosing a nominee for president in the 1920 United States presidential election.https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA397 Guide to U.S. Elections – Google Books 2016-02-19 9781483380353 2016-02-19 Kalb Deborah The race for delegates was made under a cloud of uncertainty because the party's two leading names, President Woodrow Wilson and three-time nominee William Jennings Bryan, withheld their intentions; both men privately hoped for the nomination, but neither's name was formally submitted before the voters or the convention as a candidate. The delegate elections were inconclusive, with Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo, and Ohio governor James A. Cox leading the candidate field. With no clear front-runner, many states withheld their delegates from any one candidate, instead sending an uncommitted slate of delegates or preferring to back a favorite son on the first ballot. At the convention, Cox was ultimately nominated on the forty-fourth ballot. Candidates Governor James M. Cox of Ohio Former United States Ambassador to Germany James Watson Gerard of New York Governor Edward I. Edwards of New Jersey Attorney General of the U.S. A. Mitchell Palmer from Pennsylvania Former United States Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo from California Senator Robert Latham Owen of Oklahoma Not placed in nomination Former United States Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska House Minority Leader Champ Clark of Missouri President of the United States Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey Favorite sons Favorite son United States Secretary of Agriculture Edwin T. Meredith of Iowa Senator Carter Glass of Virginia Governor Al Smith of New York United States Senator Gilbert Hitchcock of Nebraska United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom John W. Davis of West Virginia United States Senator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi Party Chairman Homer Stille Cummings of Connecticut Senator Furnifold Simmons of North Carolina Vice President of the United States Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana Primary and caucus results DatePledgeddelegatesContestand total popular voteDelegates won and popular votehttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/06/20/118331053.html?pageNumber=104 Democratic National Convention, 1920 The New York Times June 20, 1920This should not be taken as a finalized list of results. While a significant amount of research was done, there were a number of Delegates who were not bound by the instruction, or "pledged" to a candidate, and to simplify the data these delegates were considered "uncommitted". Many states also held primaries for delegate positions; as these elections allowed for a single person to vote for multiple delegate candidates, it is difficult to determine how many people actually voted in these primaries. For this reason, while such results may be found, they are not included in popular vote summaries. William Jennings Bryan James M. Cox Edward I. Edwards Herbert HooverWilliam Gibbs McAdoo A. Mitchell Palmer Other Uncommitted February 5 20 Oklahomaconvention20All twenty Oklahoma delegates were committed to support Robert Latham Owen. February 27 6 Arizonaconvention6 February 28 26 Iowaconvention26Although the Iowa delegates were elected at the convention as uncommitted and uninstructed, they were later instructed to support favorite son Edwin T. Meredith by a state committee meeting ahead of the convention. March 9(14) 6 Nevadaconvention6 8 New Hampshireprimary 87,103 (100.0%) March 16 10 North Dakotaprimary 340 (87.4%)49 (12.6%)10 March 23 10 South Dakotaprimary10All ten delegates were pledged to support James W. Gerard.6,612 (100.00%)2,530 votes for James W. Gerard, 1,920 votes for James O. Monroe and 2,162 votes for other candidates. March 30 12 Maineconvention 12 April 5 0 (of 30) Michiganprimary 17,954 (20.3%)16,642 (18.8%)24,006 (27.2%)18,665 (21.1%)11,187 (12.6%) April 6(146) 24 Minnesotaconvention 24 90 New Yorkprimary 90113,300 (100.0%) 6 Philippinesconvention 6 26 Wisconsinprimary 76 (2.2%) 3,391 (97.8%) 26 April 8 24 North Carolinaconvention 24All 24 delegates were instructed to support favorite son Furnifold McLendel Simmons. April 10 6 Puerto Ricoconvention 6 April 13 50 (of 58) Illinoisprimary1,968 (9.2%) 266 (1.2%) 6,933 (32.3%) 8,450 (39.4%)931 votes for Woodrow Wilson, 548 votes for Champ Clark, 40 votes for J. Hamilton Lewis, and 6,931 votes for others. 50 April 20(44) 28 Georgiahttps://www.nytimes.com/1920/04/23/archives/palmer-to-lead-by-12-in-georgia-convention-controversy-is-on-as-to.html PALMER TO LEAD BY 12 IN GEORGIA CONVENTION; Controversy Is On as to Whether or Not He Can Control National Delegates. The New York Times April 23, 1920https://www.nytimes.com/1920/06/30/archives/seat-refused-reed-in-bitter-contest-credentials-committee-seats.html SEAT REFUSED REED IN BITTER CONTEST; Credentials Committee Seats Delegates from Georgia Pledged to Palmer. GAINS FOR ADMINISTRATION National Committee Overruled in Oregon Decision Giving Two Delegates Half Vote Each. The New York Times June 29, 1920primary 28Delegates to the state convention (which officially chose delegates and their instruction) were elected not on the popular vote but the county unit system. Palmer came second in the popular vote to Thomas E. Watson but won the most unit votes. Despite attempts by Watson and some Hoke Smith supporters to send an uninstructed delegation to the national convention, the Palmer delegation was seated by the credentials committee.48,460 (33.2%)97,542 (66.8%)51,974 votes for Thomas E. Watson and 45,568 votes for Hoke Smith. 16 Nebraskaprimary 3,466 (6.2%) 16All delegates were pledged to support favorite son Gilbert Hitchcock52,216 (93.8%)37,452 for Gilbert Hitchcock, 13,179 for Robert G. Ross, and 1,585 votes for others April 22 36 Missouriconvention36 April 23 20 Kansasconvention20 8 Montanaprimary2,994 (100.0%)No candidate filed for the Montana ballot and all votes were considered scattered.8 April 27(112) 32 Massachusettsprimary3628,261 (100.0%) 28 New Jerseyprimary64 (1.4%)284,163 (88.5%)64 (1.4%)180 (3.8%)231 (4.9%)149 votes for Woodrow Wilson, 55 votes for Hiram Johnson, and 27 votes for others. 32 Ohioprimary971 (1.1%)4885,838 (97.8%)292 (0.3%)282 (0.3%)394 (0.4%) April 28 6 Alaska Territoryprimary6 May 3 16 Marylandconvention 16 May 4(52) 26 Californiaprimary2623,861 (100.0%) 26 Kentuckyconvention26 May 6(24) 14 Connecticutprimary14 10 Rhode Islandconvention10 May 10 8 (of 50) Illinoisconvention8 30 Michiganconvention30 6 Wyomingconvention6 May 11 24 Alabamaprimary24 May 17(76) 12 Coloradoconvention12 14 Washingtonconvention14 May 18(76) 76 Pennsylvaniaprimary285 (0.3%)674 (0.6%)26,875 (24.6%)7680,356 (73.7%)847 (0.8%)129 votes for Woodrow Wilson and 718 for others. 0 (of 8) Vermontprimary26 (6.4%)14 (3.5%)58 (14.3%)39 (9.6%)137 (33.8%)7 (1.7%)124 (30.5%)68 votes for Woodrow Wilson, 18 votes for Hiram Johnson, 16 votes for Champ Clark, 8 votes for Eugene Debs, 7 votes for Henry Ford, and 7 votes for Thomas R. Marshall. May 19 24 Virginiaconvention24 May 20 30 Indianaconvention30May 21 10 Oregonprimary1024,951 (98.6%)361 (1.4%)May 22 6 Territory of Hawaiiprimary 6 May 25(62) 6 Delawareprimary 6 40 Texasprimary40 16 West Virginiaprimary16May 26 18 South Carolinaconvention18June 1 18 Arkansasstate committee18June 2 8 Vermontconvention8June 3 20 Louisianaconvention20 6 New Mexicoconvention6 June 8(37) 24 Tennesseeconvention24 12 Floridaprimary12 June 10 11 Washington, D.C.primary11June 12 8 Utahconvention8Although the Utah delegation was formally uninstructed, the convention passed a resolution endorsing McAdoo.June 15 8 Idahoconvention8June 16 20 Mississippiconvention20 See also Republican Party presidential primaries, 1920 White primary Notes lower-alpha References 30em