Warren G. Harding, President

Warren G. Harding

President
Born
November 2, 1865
Died
August 2, 1923
Age at death
57
Home state
Ohio
Party
Republican
In office
1921–1923
On the ballot
1910–1920
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Harding17.1M
Opponents10.2M
Total Electoral Votes
Harding404
Opponents127
3
Elections run

Between 1910 and 1920, Warren G. Harding ran in 3 elections across 3 offices (Governor, U.S. Senate, and President), winning 2 and losing 1. Harding's biggest single-election total was 16,147,249 votes, in the 1920 U.S. presidential election. Harding's closest win came in the 1914 U.S. Senate election in Ohio, decided by 102,373 votes.

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How many votes has Warren G. Harding received?

Warren G. Harding has received 17,050,064 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1, plus 404 electoral votes.

Election history

Warren G. Harding’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1920Presidentwith Calvin CoolidgeWon16,147,249 (60.3%)404 EVJames M. Cox
1914U.S. SenateOhioWon526,11549.16%Timothy S. Hogan
Arthur L. Garford

E. K. Hitchens
1910GovernorOhioLost376,70040.75%Judson Harmon
Tom Clifford
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000192) and Wikidata (Q35286). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Warren G. Harding: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/warren-g-harding. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.