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MA US President - R Primary

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Parents

> United States > Massachusetts > President

Office

President

Honorific

President - Abbr: President

Type

Republican Primary Election

Filing Deadline

00, 1920 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

April 27, 1920 - 12:00am Central

Polls Close

April 27, 1920 - 12:00pm Central

Term Start

March 04, 1921 - 12:00pm

Term End

March 04, 1925 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Thomas Walker

Last Modified

Chronicler August 07, 2005 02:12pm

Data Sources

Votes given here are taken from the Number of Assessed Polls 1921, p. 11. All delegates ran officially unpledged, although all made their preferences known before the primary.

Coolidge's vote is that of Henry C. Lodge, the leader of the "Big Four" delegate slate. Wood's vote is that of Louis A. Frothingham, one of the three delegates unofficially pldged to Wood. Hoover's vote is that of Samuel W. McCall, who was unofficially pledged to him.

James W. Davis in his book Presidential Primaries credits the unpledged slate with 93,356 votes.

Description

No presidential preference primary was held. Instead, delegates ran individually. The "Big Four" slate, which was chosen, was unofficially pledged to Gov. Coolidge. Votes posted here are for the leading candidate for delegate for each presidential contender.