1892  1896 Presidential Election Returns  1900

Compare the 1892 Election with the 1896 Election: President Grover Cleveland decided not to seek re-election to the Presidency in 1896. The Republicans nominated former Governor of Ohio William McKinley, despite his previous support of the McKinley tariff. He campaigned in a way that brought many different groups together under a conservative platform. He especially courted successful businessmen, professionals, workers, and farmers. Both campaigns campaigned on the issue of the currency, which caused some party loyalties to be upended. Some Cleveland Democrats bolted and supported John Palmer. The Democrats chose Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska. He campaigned against the wealthy interests and took strides to show how they had made the plight of the poor worse. He campaigned across the country, traveling almost 20,000 miles! Bryan campaigned to increase the money supply through Free Silver. Meanwhile, McKinley, who largely campaigned from home, distributed flyers in different languages to capture the vote of immigrants. He also appealed to large manufacturing areas. Bryan's appeal was to farmers and rural areas. McKinley won the election, as most people no longer lived on farms.      FAITHLESS ELECTOR VOTES: 27 Electors voted for Thomas E Watson for Vice-President on the Democratic ticket instead of Arthur Sewall. The table below combines them into the Bryan/Sewall totals. Arkansas: Thomas E. Watson received 3 votes for Vice-President. Louisiana: Thomas E. Watson received 4 votes for Vice-President. Missouri: Thomas E. Watson received 4 votes for Vice-President. Montana: Thomas E. Watson received 1 vote for Vice-President. Nebraska: Thomas E. Watson received 4 votes for Vice-President. North Carolina: Thomas E. Watson received 5 votes for Vice-President. South Dakota: Thomas E. Watson received 2 votes for Vice-President. Utah: Thomas E. Watson received 1 vote for Vice-President. Washington: Thomas E. Watson received 2 votes for Vice-President. Wyoming: Thomas E. Watson received 1 vote for Vice-President. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 7,112,138 51 271 Bryan/Sewall + 6,510,807 47 176 Palmer/Buckner 134,645 1 0 Levering/Johnson 131,312 1 0 Matchett/Maguire 36,373 0 0 Bentley/Southgate 13,968 0 0 All Other Candidates 1,570 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 55,673 29 0 Bryan/Sewall + 130,298 67 11 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 37,512 25 0 Bryan/Sewall + 110,103 74 8 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  146,688 49 8 Bryan/Sewall + 144,766 49 1 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 26,271 14 0 Bryan/Sewall + 161,005 85 4 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  110,285 63 6 Bryan/Sewall + 56,740 33 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  20,450 53 3 Bryan/Sewall + 16,574 43 0 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 11,298 24 0 Bryan/Sewall + 32,756 70 4 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 59,395 37 0 Bryan/Sewall + 93,885 58 13 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 6,314 21 0 Bryan/Sewall + 23,135 78 3 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  607,130 56 24 Bryan/Sewall + 465,613 43 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  323,754 51 15 Bryan/Sewall + 305,573 48 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  289,293 55 13 Bryan/Sewall + 223,741 43 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 159,345 48 0 Bryan/Sewall + 171,675 51 10 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  218,171 49 12 Bryan/Sewall + 217,894 49 1 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 22,037 22 0 Bryan/Sewall + 77,175 76 8 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  80,403 68 6 Bryan/Sewall + 34,587 29 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  136,959 55 8 Bryan/Sewall + 104,150 42 0 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  278,976 69 15 Bryan/Sewall + 105,711 26 0 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  293,336 54 14 Bryan/Sewall + 237,166 43 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  193,503 57 9 Bryan/Sewall + 139,735 41 0 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 4,819 7 0 Bryan/Sewall + 63,355 91 9 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 304,940 45 0 Bryan/Sewall + 363,667 54 17 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 10,509 20 0 Bryan/Sewall + 42,628 80 3 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 103,064 46 0 Bryan/Sewall + 115,007 52 8 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 1,938 19 0 Bryan/Sewall + 8,376 81 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  57,444 69 4 Bryan/Sewall + 21,650 26 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  221,535 60 10 Bryan/Sewall + 133,695 36 0 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  819,838 58 36 Bryan/Sewall + 551,369 39 0 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 155,122 47 0 Bryan/Sewall + 174,408 53 11 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  26,335 56 3 Bryan/Sewall + 20,686 44 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  525,991 52 23 Bryan/Sewall + 477,497 47 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  48,779 50 4 Bryan/Sewall + 46,739 48 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  728,300 61 32 Bryan/Sewall + 433,228 36 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  37,437 68 4 Bryan/Sewall + 14,459 26 0 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 9,313 14 0 Bryan/Sewall + 58,801 85 9 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 41,042 49 0 Bryan/Sewall + 41,225 50 4 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 148,683 46 0 Bryan/Sewall + 167,168 52 12 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 167,520 31 0 Bryan/Sewall + 370,434 68 15 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 13,491 17 0 Bryan/Sewall + 64,607 83 3 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  51,127 80 4 Bryan/Sewall + 10,640 17 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 135,379 46 0 Bryan/Sewall + 154,708 53 12 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 39,153 42 0 Bryan/Sewall + 53,314 57 4 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  105,379 52 6 Bryan/Sewall + 94,480 47 0 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart  268,135 60 12 Bryan/Sewall + 165,523 37 0 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McKinley/Hobart 10,072 48 0 Bryan/Sewall + 10,861 51 3 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Prohibition Socialist Socialist Labor Communist Populist Other Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party