1900 United States presidential election in Texas

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1900 United States presidential election in Texas

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Nominee William Jennings Bryan William McKinley Party Democratic Republican Home state Nebraska Ohio Running mate Adlai Stevenson I Theodore Roosevelt Electoral vote 15 0 Popular vote 267,432 130,641 Percentage 63.12% 30.83%

County Results Bryan   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% McKinley   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

President before election William McKinley Republican Elected President William McKinley Republican

The 1900 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 6, 1900. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1900 United States presidential election. State voters chose 15 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Texas was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois. They defeated incumbent President William McKinley and his running mate Theodore Roosevelt of New York. Bryan won Texas by a margin of 32.39%.

Bryan had previously won Texas against McKinley in four years earlier and would later win the state again against William Howard Taft in 1908.

Results

1900 United States presidential election in Texas [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	William Jennings Bryan	267,432	63.12%	15
	Republican	William McKinley (incumbent)	130,641	30.83%	0
	Populist	Wharton Barker	20,981	4.95%	0
	Prohibition	John G. Woolley	2,644	0.62%	0
	Social Democratic	Eugene V. Debs	1,846	0.44%	0
	Socialist Labor	Joseph F. Malloney	162	0.04%	0
Totals			423,706	100.00%	15
Voter turnout					—

See also

• United States presidential elections in Texas

References

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