1896 United States presidential election in Oregon

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1896 United States presidential election in Oregon
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  1892 November 3, 1896 1900  
  William McKinley by Courtney Art Studio, 1896 (cropped).jpg William Jennings Bryan 2 (cropped).jpg
Nominee William McKinley William Jennings Bryan
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Nebraska
Running mate Garret Hobart Thomas E. Watson [1]
Electoral vote40
Popular vote48,77946,739
Percentage50.07%47.98%

Oregon Presidential Election Results 1896.svg
County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

William McKinley
Republican

The 1896 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Contents

Oregon was won by the Republican nominees, former Ohio Governor William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey, defeating the Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his Populist running mate Thomas E. Watson of Georgia.

McKinley won the state by a narrow margin of 2.09%.

Bryan would later lose Oregon to McKinley again four years later and would lose the state for a third time against William Howard Taft in 1908.

Results

1896 United States presidential election in Oregon [2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican William McKinley 48,77950.07%4
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 46,73947.98%0
National Democratic John M. Palmer 9771.00%0
Prohibition Joshua Levering 9190.94%0
Totals97,414100.00%4
Voter turnout

Results by county

CountyWilliam McKinley
Republican
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic
John McAuley Palmer [3]
National Democratic
Joshua Levering [3]
Prohibition
MarginTotal votes cast [4]
# %# %# %# %# %
Baker 95133.35%1,86065.22%351.23%60.21%-909-31.87%2,852
Benton 1,07450.85%99246.97%231.09%231.09%823.88%2,112
Clackamas 2,66451.79%2,38646.38%460.89%480.93%2785.40%5,144
Clatsop 1,84960.56%1,13537.18%290.95%401.31%71423.39%3,053
Columbia 1,02254.30%83144.16%150.80%140.74%19110.15%1,882
Coos 1,10540.79%1,55857.51%260.96%200.74%-453-16.72%2,709
Crook 60749.67%57547.05%393.19%10.08%322.62%1,222
Curry 30048.70%30148.86%71.14%81.30%-1-0.16%616
Douglas 1,91747.66%2,05951.19%210.52%250.62%-142-3.53%4,022
Gilliam 55153.65%47045.76%30.29%30.29%817.89%1,027
Grant 73644.55%86752.48%372.24%120.73%-131-7.93%1,652
Harney 27033.62%52765.63%50.62%10.12%-257-32.00%803
Jackson 1,38736.62%2,35462.14%240.63%230.61%-967-25.53%3,788
Josephine 84440.27%1,19456.97%411.96%170.81%-350-16.70%2,096
Klamath 34641.94%46356.12%80.97%80.97%-117-14.18%825
Lake 35147.69%38352.04%20.27%00.00%-32-4.35%736
Lane 2,21544.94%2,59452.63%751.52%450.91%-379-7.69%4,929
Lincoln 58350.22%55747.98%131.12%80.69%262.24%1,161
Linn 2,06442.06%2,73655.76%360.73%711.45%-672-13.69%4,907
Malheur 31231.48%65465.99%151.51%101.01%-342-34.51%991
Marion 3,74450.98%3,41946.56%1081.47%730.99%3254.43%7,344
Morrow 58650.96%54447.30%151.30%50.43%423.65%1,150
Multnomah 11,82463.53%6,45334.67%1780.96%1560.84%5,37128.86%18,611
Polk 1,25347.34%1,33450.40%220.83%381.44%-81-3.06%2,647
Sherman 42648.14%41446.78%70.79%384.29%121.36%885
Tillamook 69155.59%53643.12%80.64%80.64%15512.47%1,243
Umatilla 1,85946.46%2,08352.06%360.90%230.57%-224-5.60%4,001
Union 1,30337.37%2,15561.80%190.54%100.29%-852-24.43%3,487
Wallowa 38036.33%64261.38%111.05%131.24%-262-25.05%1,046
Wasco 1,70154.36%1,36743.69%280.89%331.05%33410.67%3,129
Washington 2,08256.15%1,56642.23%180.49%421.13%51613.92%3,708
Yamhill 1,78247.85%1,73646.62%270.73%972.60%461.24%3,724
Totals48,77950.07%46,73947.98%9771.00%9190.94%3,3483.56%97,414

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    References

    1. "Lincoln County Leader 29 Oct 1896, page Page 7".
    2. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Oregon
    3. 1 2 Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1896 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
    4. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 305-308 ISBN   9780804716963