#TBT - Campaigns of the Past
Had your fill of political campaigns yet? Well, don’t worry, there are only 47 days left until the election on November 3! In today’s #TBT post, we look at campaigns from the past.
James M. Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1920
In 1920, Democrat and Jacksonburg native James M. Cox ran for president. He was joined on the ticket by future president Franklin D. Roosevelt. Cox would go on to lose the 1920 election in a landside to fellow Ohio Warren G. Harding. Cox would carry Butler County by 1552 votes. 1920 is also notable, as it was the first federal election women were eligible to vote in.
Presidential Candidate Barry Goldwater in Middletown, 1964-09-30
This 1964 photograph shows presidential candidate Barry Goldwater meeting with local Middletown supporters after a speech. Goldwater stopped at Middletown’s New York Central Depot. Goldwater would go on to lose the election to Lyndon B. Johnson. Johnson would carry Butler County 42,278 votes to 31,413 votes.
Pictured here are two local campaign pieces. A bookmark for Esther R. Benzing and a mailer for 1984’s issue 7.
Middletown Polling Place map, 1904