1920Charles F. Kane/James M. Cox 290 EV 49%Warren G. Hardin/Calvin Coolidge 45%Eugene V. Debs/Seymore Stedman 4%In 1923, scandal erupts after President Kane is found to have had an affair with a young film actress. The investigation reveals a series of corrupt dealings within the administration to cover up the affair, but Kane refuses to resign. At the 1924 convention, the Democrats nominate William Gibbs McAdoo, prompting Kane to run for re-election as a third-party candidate on the ironically named centrist "Principles Party" line.
Meanwhile, the Republicans nominate Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge for President, drawing the ire of Progressives and inspiring Robert La Follette's run as a Progressive.
1924Calvin Coolidge/ Charles G. Dawes 255 37%William Gibbs McAdoo/Franklin D. Roosevelt 220 EV 33%Robert M. La Follette/Burton K. Wheeler 56 EV 17%Charles F. Kane/John W. Davis 0 EV 12%After none of the candidates get a majority of the electoral vote, the election is thrown to the House. While Coolidge was expected to easily win the vote, defections from the Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota delegations along with abstentions from the Montana and Nebraska delegations meant he was elected with just one vote above a majority. Meanwhile, the House easily confirmed Charles G. Dawes as Vice President.
