1896 United States presidential election

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1896 United States presidential election

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447 members of the Electoral College
224 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout79.6% 3.8 pp
 
Nominee William Jennings Bryan William McKinley
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Nebraska Ohio
Running mate James B. Weaver Garret Hobart
Electoral vote 271 176
States carried 23 22
Popular vote 7,112,138 6,510,807
Percentage 51.0% 46.7%

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

William Jennings Bryan
Democratic