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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1920
Page
13
Early election tallies show Warren G. Harding leading Cox by wide margins across multiple states. Reports from Ohio, New York, New Jersey and beyond indicate a strong Republican wave, with urban centers like Chicago and New Haven posting sizable Harding leads and Democratic hopes dimming as precincts report.
A scanned list of congressional winners by state and house seats, noting party and incumbency. It enumerates Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, New York, Tennessee, Texas, and Massachusetts with candidate names, party affiliations, and notes on reelections and short terms.
The entire Republican county ticket won handily with record turnout. Elected officers include W. Esher as auditor, Ed Madigan as treasurer, H. T. Wagner as sheriff, Miss Jennie S. Bird as recorder, Walter R. French as county attorney, Dr. Sidney D. B. Smith as coroner. A. W. McFarlane and C. B. Ktee elected state representatives, Burton F. E. Sweet reelected to Congress from the Third District.
The reader is invited to compare the 1916 federal estate electoral votes with early returns in the 1920 election between Harding and Cox. A Cedar Falls note records 3386 Republican and 421 Democratic ballots. North Dakota reports a large vote amid North Dakota’s political contests. Missouri shows heavy turnout with women voting early in St Louis amid cold weather.
Early returns from Black Hawk County show turnout between 86 and 91 percent with women voting in large numbers. In Cedar Falls more than half the population participated as polls closed at 7 pm. Harding leads in Cedar Falls with strong Republican support and mixed ballots noted across wards.
Early returns from scattered Iowa precincts show Har ding leading in several areas with Cox close behind and Cummins Porter and Kendall also appearing in multiple counts. Des Moines and Des Moines county report mixed results across president senator and governor races with several counties listing Harding, Kendall, Herring, and Debs among the top names.
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