1900 United States presidential election in California

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1900 United States presidential election in California
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  1896 November 6, 1900 1904  
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Nominee William McKinley William Jennings Bryan
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Nebraska
Running mate Theodore Roosevelt Adlai E. Stevenson
Electoral vote90
Popular vote164,755124,985
Percentage54.50%41.34%

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County Results

The 1900 United States presidential election in California took place on November 6, 1900, as part of the 1900 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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California voted for the Republican nominee, President William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won the state by a margin of 13.16% in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. After a series of close elections in the state, this was the first time since 1872 that a candidate won California by double digits. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley to score a decisive victory. McKinley flipped 15 counties, including Mendocino County, which to that point had never voted for a Republican candidate. This election was also the first time since 1872 that a Republican carried Amador County, Siskiyou County, and Tehama County.

Bryan had previous lost California to McKinley four years earlier and would later lose the state again in 1908 to William Howard Taft.

Results

General Election Results [1]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Republican Party William McKinleySamuel M. Shortridge164,755
Republican Party William McKinleyIrving M. Scott164,755
Republican Party William McKinleyWilliam J. Barrett164,006
Republican Party William McKinleyWilliam R. Davis163,791
Republican Party William McKinleyJohn Walter Ryan163,603
Republican Party William McKinleyHarold T. Power163,590
Republican Party William McKinleyFrank McGowan163,527
Republican Party William McKinleyChristian B. Rode163,445
Republican Party William McKinleyWarren R. Porter163,148
Republican Party William McKinleyJames McFadden161,917
Democratic Party William Jennings BryanJ. H. Seawell124,985
Democratic Party William Jennings BryanJ. P. Haynes124,858
Democratic Party William Jennings BryanJames N. Block124,770
Democratic Party William Jennings BryanWillard H. Stimson124,756
Democratic Party William Jennings BryanW. R. Jacobs124,742
Democratic Party William Jennings BryanW. R. Prather124,723
Democratic Party William Jennings BryanW. T. Baggett124,689
Democratic Party William Jennings BryanThomas A. Rice124,666
Democratic Party William Jennings BryanJohn A. Cole123,634
Social Democratic Party Eugene V. DebsE. M. Dewey7,572
Social Democratic Party Eugene V. DebsLemuel D. Biddle7,554
Social Democratic Party Eugene V. DebsWilliam Main7,504
Social Democratic Party Eugene V. DebsFrank Reed7,487
Social Democratic Party Eugene V. DebsJohn M. Reynolds7,470
Social Democratic Party Eugene V. DebsH. Haunch7,452
Social Democratic Party Eugene V. DebsOlaus Gafvert7,451
Social Democratic Party Eugene V. DebsA. J. Stevens7,442
Social Democratic Party Eugene V. DebsE. M. Anthony7,435
Prohibition Party John G. WoolleyWilliam Kelly5,087
Prohibition Party John G. WoolleyJ. H. Blanchard5,024
Prohibition Party John G. WoolleyVolney Taylor4,978
Prohibition Party John G. WoolleyLeroy S. Atwood4,958
Prohibition Party John G. WoolleyM. C. Winchester4,956
Prohibition Party John G. WoolleyJ. W. Webb4,953
Prohibition Party John G. WoolleyL. A. Goble4,941
Prohibition Party John G. WoolleyN. Morcum4,927
Prohibition Party John G. WoolleyS. Bristol4,926
Write-in Scattering605
Votes cast [lower-alpha 1] 303,004

Results by county

County William McKinley
Republican
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic
Eugene V. Debs
Social Democratic
John G. Woolley
Prohibition
Scattering
Write-in
MarginTotal votes cast [lower-alpha 2]
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Alameda 14,32464.64%6,67730.13%8173.69%3411.54%00.00%7,64734.51%22,159
Alpine 6982.14%1517.86%00.00%00.00%00.00%5464.29%84
Amador 1,38452.64%1,20945.99%170.65%190.72%00.00%1756.66%2,629
Butte 2,32252.55%2,01145.51%491.11%370.84%00.00%3117.04%4,419
Calaveras 1,60054.59%1,28843.94%290.99%140.48%00.00%31210.64%2,931
Colusa 64835.98%1,07559.69%653.61%130.72%00.00%-427-23.71%1,801
Contra Costa 2,16557.02%1,54940.80%441.16%391.03%00.00%61616.22%3,797
Del Norte 33451.78%29145.12%121.86%81.24%00.00%436.67%645
El Dorado 1,19345.14%1,40653.20%250.95%190.72%00.00%-213-8.06%2,643
Fresno 3,58547.34%3,59047.41%2313.05%1672.21%00.00%-5-0.07%7,573
Glenn 49439.49%73758.91%50.40%141.12%10.08%-243-19.42%1,251
Humboldt 3,90266.32%1,69828.86%1793.04%1051.78%00.00%2,20437.46%5,884
Inyo 39642.35%50554.01%202.14%141.50%00.00%-109-11.66%935
Kern 1,69245.17%1,96052.32%541.44%290.77%110.29%-268-7.15%3,746
Kings 1,03251.76%87243.73%422.11%472.36%10.05%1608.02%1,994
Lake 58441.45%74652.95%281.99%513.62%00.00%-162-11.50%1,409
Lassen 54958.10%32634.50%646.77%60.63%00.00%22323.60%945
Los Angeles 19,20055.10%13,15837.76%9912.84%1,4164.06%830.24%6,04217.34%34,848
Madera 76449.58%73747.83%191.23%201.30%10.06%271.75%1,541
Marin 1,68163.58%90434.19%501.89%90.34%00.00%77729.39%2,644
Mariposa 50540.79%71757.92%80.65%80.65%00.00%-212-17.12%1,238
Mendocino 2,19253.15%1,86145.13%380.92%330.80%00.00%3318.03%4,124
Merced 81141.59%1.08155.44%241.23%341.74%00.00%-270-13.85%1,950
Modoc 44644.78%53253.41%111.10%70.70%00.00%-86-8.63%996
Mono 28452.11%25847.34%10.18%20.37%00.00%264.77%545
Monterey 1,96450.10%1,82546.56%491.25%822.09%00.00%1393.55%3,920
Napa 2,01756.71%1,43240.26%521.46%541.52%20.06%58516.45%3,557
Nevada 2,44955.91%1,75840.14%1282.92%441.00%10.02%69115.78%4,380
Orange 2,15551.24%1,77742.25%771.83%1964.66%10.02%3788.99%4,206
Placer 2,00954.64%1,59243.30%401.09%360.98%00.00%41711.34%3,677
Plumas 64058.45%44240.37%80.73%50.46%00.00%19818.08%1,095
Riverside 2,32961.14%1,13429.77%1554.07%1904.99%10.03%1,19531.37%3,809
Sacramento 5,50654.78%4,32543.03%1271.26%920.92%10.01%1,18111.75%10,051
San Benito 72446.71%78650.71%161.03%211.35%30.19%-62-4.00%1,550
San Bernardino 3,13552.15%2,34739.05%2333.88%2934.87%30.05%78813.11%6,011
San Diego 3,80054.91%2,67838.69%2894.18%1522.20%20.03%1,12216.21%6,921
San Francisco 35,20855.71%25,21239.89%2,0303.21%2750.44%4770.75%9,99615.82%63,202
San Joaquin 3,31852.01%2,87345.04%941.47%831.30%110.17%4456.98%6,379
San Luis Obispo 1,56445.81%1,71350.18%601.76%732.14%40.12%-149-4.36%3,414
San Mateo 1,64563.00%91435.01%371.42%150.57%00.00%73128.00%2,611
Santa Barbara 1,98852.58%1,59942.29%1253.31%691.82%00.00%38910.29%3,781
Santa Clara 7,10758.25%4,60737.76%2181.79%2682.20%00.00%2,50020.49%12,200
Santa Cruz 2,17353.19%1,63540.02%1543.77%1222.99%10.02%53813.17%4,085
Shasta 1,68144.70%1,94851.79%852.26%471.25%00.00%-267-7.10%3,761
Sierra 70260.99%43637.88%100.87%30.26%00.00%26623.11%1,151
Siskiyou 1,89852.36%1,66846.01%401.10%190.52%00.00%2306.34%3,625
Solano 3,11455.36%2,26240.21%1622.88%871.55%00.00%85215.15%5,625
Sonoma 4,38154.04%3,51743.38%1361.68%730.90%00.00%86410.66%8,107
Stanislaus 1,05843.81%1,27052.59%371.53%502.07%00.00%-212-8.78%2,415
Sutter 81954.93%64243.06%110.74%191.27%00.00%17711.87%1,491
Tehama 1,21050.35%1,13847.36%271.12%281.17%00.00%723.00%2,403
Trinity 54452.36%48546.68%80.77%20.19%00.00%595.68%1,039
Tulare 1,75541.41%2,24653.00%1663.92%711.68%00.00%-491-11.59%4,238
Tuolumne 1,30945.09%1,53052.70%321.10%321.10%00.00%-221-7.61%2,903
Ventura 1,70853.54%1,33341.79%772.41%722.26%00.00%37511.76%3,190
Yolo 1,51045.81%1,68751.18%451.37%531.61%10.03%-177-5.37%3,296
Yuba 1,17954.08%97144.54%210.96%90.41%00.00%2089.54%2,180
Total164,75554.37%124,98541.25%7,5722.50%5,0871.68%6050.20%39,77013.13%303,004

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

  1. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. Based on the highest elector on each ticket

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References

  1. California Blue Book or State Roster 1903. Sacramento, California. pp. 311–314. Retrieved July 5, 2024.