# When was the last time both presidential candidates had the same home state?

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When was the last time both major party candidates in a US presidential election had the same home state at the time of the election?

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In 1920, both major-party candidates came from Ohio, and the third-party candidate came from next door in Indiana.

In addition, both major-party vice-presidential candidates later became President, it was the first election where women could vote, and the third-party candidate was running for office while in prison.

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1944 - FDR and Thomas Dewey were both from New York.

Before that, 1920 - Harding and Cox were both from Ohio. and both were newspaper editors.

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Also 1904 (Teddy Roosevelt & Alton Parker, both of NY) and 1860 (Abraham Lincoln & Stephen Douglas, both of Illinois).

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> [@Giles](#):
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> it was the first election where women could vote…

Nitpickery, but more than a dozen states had women’s suffrage before 1920. That was the first presidential election after ratification of the 19th Amendment, which expanded the franchise nationwide.