Electoral History
West Virginia's 1st congressional district, 1910:
- John W. Davis (D) – 20,370 (48.88%)
- Charles E. Carrigan (R) – 16,962 (40.71%)
- A. L. Bauer (Socialist) – 3,239 (7.77%)
- Ulysses A. Clayton (Prohibition) – 1,099 (2.64%)
West Virginia's 1st congressional district, 1912:
- John W. Davis (D) (inc.) – 24,777 (44.97%)
- George A. Laughlin (R) – 24,613 (44.67%)
- D. M. S. Scott (Socialist) – 4,230 (7.68%)
- L. E. Peters (Prohibition) – 1,482 (2.69%)
1924 Democratic presidential primaries
- William McAdoo – 562,601 (56.05%)
- Oscar W. Underwood – 77,583 (7.73%)
- James M. Cox – 74,183 (7.39%)
- Unpledged – 59,217 (5.90%)
- Henry Ford – 49,737 (4.96%)
- Thomas J. Walsch – 43,108 (4.30%)
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris – 42,028 (4.19%)
- George Silzer – 35,601 (3.55%)
- Al Smith – 16,459 (1.64%)
- L. B. Musgrove – 12,110 (1.21%)
- William Dever – 1,574 (0.16%)
- James A. Reed – 84 (0.01%)
- John W. Davis – 21 (0.00%)
United States presidential election, 1924
- Calvin Coolidge/Charles G. Dawes (R) – 15,723,789 (54.0%) and 382 electoral votes (35 states carried)
- John W. Davis/Charles W. Bryan (D) – 8,386,242 (28.8%) and 136 electoral votes (12 states carried)
- Robert M. La Follette, Sr./Burton K. Wheeler (Progressive) – 4,831,706 (16.6%) and 13 electoral votes (1 state carried)
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