1896 Presidential General Election Results

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Presidential
Candidate

Vice Presidential
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Electoral Vote

William McKinley

Garret Hobart

Republican

7,112,138

51.02%

271

60.6%

William Bryan

Arthur Sewall
Thomas Watson

Democratic

6,510,807

46.71%

176

39.4%

John Palmer

Simon Buckner

National Democrat

133,537

0.96%

0.0%

Joshua Levering

Hale Johnson

Prohibition

124,896

0.90%

0.0%

Charles Matchett

Matthew Maguire

Socialist Labor

36,359

0.26%

0.0%

Other (+)

20,937

0.15%

0.0%

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Election Notes:

Democratic electoral votes were cast for two Vice Presidential candidates: Arthur Sewall (149) and Thomas Watson (27). Click on Elec Vote for details.
In California, the direct election of the nine presidential electors combined with the closeness of the race resulted in a split between the Republican and Democratic electors: eight for McKinley and one for Bryan. The elector whom received the most votes was an elector for McKinley.
In Kentucky, the direct election of the 13 presidential electors combined with the closeness of the race resulted in a split between the Republican and Democratic electors: twelve for McKinley and one for Bryan. The elector whom received the most votes was an elector for McKinley.
Electoral Vote Map Note: there is no implied geographical significance as to the location of the shaded areas in states with split electoral votes.