1896 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri
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Party
Popular VoteElectoral Vote
William BryanArthur SewallDemocrat 363,667 53.96%17
William McKinleyGarret HobartRepublican 304,940 45.25%0
John PalmerSimon BucknerNat'l Democrat 2,365 0.35%0
Joshua LeveringHale JohnsonProhibition 2,043 0.30%0
YOther (+) - - 891 0.13%0
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Election Notes:
  • Data for Bryan is the fusion of Democratic and People's Parties
  • Four Presidential Electors cast their Vice Presidential ballots for Thomas Watson.
Demographic Data

1900 Population:3,106,665Enum.1900 Population Density:17.4persons/km2
1890 Population:0Enum.1890 Population Density:0.0persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:17
Land Area (2000):178,414km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:0%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Missouri Secretary of State, comp., "Vote for President and Governor, 1896," Official Manual of the State of Missouri for the Years 1897-98 (Jefferson City: Tribune Printing Company, 1897)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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