1900 United States presidential election
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447 members of the Electoral College 224 electoral votes needed to win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 73.7%[1] 5.9 pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by McKinley/Roosevelt, blue denotes those won by Bryan/Stevenson. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1900 United States presidential election was the 29th election in the history of the United States. It happened on November 6, 1900. William McKinley, the incumbent president, won reelection.
This election was a rematch of 1896 being held between incumbent President William McKinley of Ohio and former Congressman William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska. McKinley won the election with 292 electoral votes. Bryan got only 155 electoral votes.
Candidates
Republican Party
| 1900 Republican Party ticket | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William McKinley | Theodore Roosevelt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| for President | for Vice President | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25th President of the United States (1897–1901) |
33rd Governor of New York (1899–1900) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- William McKinley, 25th President of the United States (1897-1901)
Democratic Party
| 1900 Democratic Party ticket | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Jennings Bryan | Adlai Stevenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| U.S. Representative for NE-01 (1891–1895) |
23rd Vice President of the United States (1893–1897) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- William Jennings Bryan, former Congressman of Nebraska (1891-1895) and nominee in 1896 (Nominee)
References
- ↑ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.