1896 United States presidential election in Texas

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1896 United States presidential election in Texas
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  1892 November 3, 1896 1900  
  William Jennings Bryan 2 (cropped).jpg William McKinley by Courtney Art Studio, 1896 (cropped).jpg
Nominee William Jennings Bryan William McKinley
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Populist
Home state Nebraska Ohio
Running mate Arthur Sewall Garret Hobart
Electoral vote150
Popular vote370,434167,520
Percentage68.00%30.75%

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County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

William McKinley
Republican

The 1896 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose 15 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Contents

Texas was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Arthur Sewall of Maine. Four electors cast their vice presidential ballots for Thomas E. Watson.

Bryan would later win Texas again in both 1900 and 1908.

Results

1896 United States presidential election in Texas [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 370,43468.00%15
Republican William McKinley 167,52030.75%0
National Democratic John M. Palmer 5,0460.93%0
Prohibition Joshua Levering 1,7860.33%0
Totals544,786100.00%15
Voter turnout

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Notes

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    References

    1. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Texas