“The U.S. Constitution does not prohibit a felon or even a prisoner from being a candidate or being elected to the presidency. The Socialist Eugene V. Debs, while in prison for his anti-war activities, ran for president in 1920.”
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United States presidential election of 1920, American presidential election, held on November 2, 1920, in which Republican Warren G. Harding defeated Democrat James M. Cox in a landslide. Read more about the United States presidential election of 1920 in this article.