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How did Harding become president?

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Warren G. Harding received the Republican Party Presidential Nomination at the 1920 Republican National Convention after the shift of some of the votes on the tenth ballot.

The person with the most delegate votes on each ballot was...

  • 1st ballot - Leonard Wood - 29.22%
  • 2nd ballot - Leonard Wood - 29.42%
  • 3rd ballot - Leonard Wood - 30.79%
  • 4th ballot - Leonard Wood - 31.96%
  • 5th ballot - Frank Lowden - 30.79%
  • 6th ballot - Leonard Wood and Frank Lowden - 31.66% each
  • 7th ballot - Leonard Wood - 31.74%
  • 8th ballot - Frank Lowden - 31.20%
  • 9th ballot - Warren G. Harding - 38.06%
  • 10th ballot before shifts - Warren G. Harding - 65.52%
  • 10th ballot after shifts - Warren G. Harding - 70.35%

In the general election, Sen. Harding won 37 states with a total of 404 votes. Gov. James M. Cox, the Democratic candidate, won 11 states with a total of 127 votes.

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