1896 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
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Nominee William Jennings Bryan William McKinley
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Populist
Home state Nebraska Ohio
Running mate Arthur Sewall (Democratic)
Thomas E. Watson (Populist) 		Garret Hobart
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 53,314 39,153
Percentage 56.97% 41.84%
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The 1896 United States presidential election in Washington 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.

Washington was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Arthur Sewall of Maine. Two electors cast their vice presidential ballots for Bryan's Populist running mate Thomas E. Watson. They defeated the Republican nominees, former Governor of Ohio William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey. Bryan won the state by a margin of 15.13%,

As a result of his win in the state, Bryan would become the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Washington state. He would later lose the state against McKinley in 1900 and then against William Howard Taft in 1908. The state would not vote Democratic again until 1916.

This is the last time the losing candidate won a majority of Clallam County votes.

Results

1896 United States presidential election in Washington[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Populist William Jennings Bryan 51,646 55.19% 2
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 1,668 1.78% 2
Total William Jennings Bryan 53,314 56.97% 4
Republican William McKinley 39,153 41.84% 0
Prohibition Joshua Levering 968 1.03% 0
National Prohibition Charles Eugene Bentley 148 0.16% 0
Totals 93,583 100.00% 4
Voter turnout —

Results by county

County William Jennings Bryan William McKinley[2]
Republican 		Joshua Levering[3]
Prohibition 		Charles Eugene Bentley[3]
National Prohibition 		Margin Total votes cast
Democratic[2] Populist[3] Total[3]
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Adams 363 57.99% 9 1.44% 372 59.42% 243 38.82% 11 1.76% 0 0.00% 129 20.61% 626
Asotin 254 52.16% 15 3.08% 269 55.24% 214 43.94% 3 0.62% 1 0.21% 55 11.29% 487
Chehalis 1,312 49.68% 38 1.44% 1,350 51.12% 1,267 47.97% 21 0.80% 3 0.11% 83 3.14% 2,641
Clallam 676 52.53% 41 3.19% 717 55.71% 559 43.43% 6 0.47% 5 0.39% 158 12.28% 1,287
Clark 1,497 48.23% 50 1.61% 1,547 49.84% 1,497 48.23% 51 1.64% 9 0.29% 50 1.61% 3,104
Columbia 847 51.30% 15 0.91% 862 52.21% 776 47.00% 9 0.55% 4 0.24% 86 5.21% 1,651
Cowlitz 935 47.03% 39 1.96% 974 48.99% 989 49.75% 23 1.16% 2 0.10% -15 -0.75% 1,988
Douglas 722 67.04% 11 1.02% 733 68.06% 334 31.01% 10 0.93% 0 0.00% 399 37.05% 1,077
Franklin 108 70.59% 5 3.27% 113 73.86% 38 24.84% 2 1.31% 0 0.00% 75 49.02% 153
Garfield 469 53.60% 13 1.49% 482 55.09% 378 43.20% 14 1.60% 1 0.11% 104 11.89% 875
Island 181 44.69% 10 2.47% 191 47.16% 206 50.86% 7 1.73% 1 0.25% -15 -3.70% 405
Jefferson 500 40.00% 36 2.88% 536 42.88% 704 56.32% 8 0.64% 2 0.16% -168 -13.44% 1,250
King 7,497 52.41% 236 1.65% 7,733 54.06% 6,413 44.83% 144 1.01% 15 0.10% 1,320 9.23% 14,305
Kitsap 702 47.15% 26 1.75% 728 48.89% 728 48.89% 29 1.95% 4 0.27% 0 0.00% 1,489
Kittitas 1,296 53.87% 40 1.66% 1,336 55.53% 1,044 43.39% 23 0.96% 3 0.12% 292 12.14% 2,406
Klickitat 664 41.63% 44 2.76% 708 44.39% 876 54.92% 11 0.69% 0 0.00% -168 -10.53% 1,595
Lewis 1,584 48.04% 70 2.12% 1,654 50.17% 1,594 48.35% 37 1.12% 12 0.36% 60 1.82% 3,297
Lincoln 1,715 66.27% 56 2.16% 1,771 68.43% 781 30.18% 31 1.20% 5 0.19% 990 38.25% 2,588
Mason 650 60.35% 17 1.58% 667 61.93% 397 36.86% 11 1.02% 2 0.19% 270 25.07% 1,077
Okanogan 912 72.96% 38 3.04% 950 76.00% 284 22.72% 11 0.88% 5 0.40% 666 53.28% 1,250
Pacific 512 33.88% 50 3.31% 562 37.19% 925 61.22% 19 1.26% 5 0.33% -363 -24.02% 1,511
Pierce 5,404 52.45% 166 1.61% 5,570 54.06% 4,651 45.14% 58 0.56% 24 0.23% 919 8.92% 10,303
San Juan 283 40.14% 8 1.13% 291 41.28% 411 58.30% 3 0.43% 0 0.00% -120 -17.02% 705
Skagit 1,573 53.85% 50 1.71% 1,623 55.56% 1,268 43.41% 28 0.96% 2 0.07% 355 12.15% 2,921
Skamania 237 62.70% 15 3.97% 252 66.67% 122 32.28% 4 1.06% 0 0.00% 130 34.39% 378
Snohomish 2,775 58.13% 83 1.74% 2,858 59.87% 1,871 39.19% 43 0.90% 2 0.04% 987 20.67% 4,774
Spokane 5,725 66.17% 104 1.20% 5,829 67.37% 2,701 31.22% 111 1.28% 11 0.13% 3,128 36.15% 8,652
Stevens 1,880 78.50% 46 1.92% 1,926 80.42% 433 18.08% 26 1.09% 10 0.42% 1,493 62.34% 2,395
Thurston 1,371 55.08% 44 1.77% 1,415 56.85% 1,052 42.27% 17 0.68% 5 0.20% 363 14.58% 2,489
Wahkiakum 376 54.57% 20 2.90% 396 57.47% 290 42.09% 3 0.44% 0 0.00% 106 15.38% 689
Walla Walla 1,652 49.30% 64 1.91% 1,716 51.21% 1,596 47.63% 37 1.10% 2 0.06% 120 3.58% 3,351
Whatcom 2,177 50.98% 50 1.17% 2,227 52.15% 1,971 46.16% 68 1.59% 4 0.09% 256 6.00% 4,270
Whitman 3,578 66.67% 112 2.09% 3,690 68.75% 1,592 29.66% 77 1.43% 8 0.15% 2,098 39.09% 5,367
Yakima 1,219 54.74% 47 2.11% 1,266 56.85% 948 42.57% 12 0.54% 1 0.04% 318 14.28% 2,227
Totals 51,646 55.19% 1,668 1.78% 53,314 56.97% 39,153 41.84% 968 1.03% 148 0.16% 14,161 15.13% 93,583

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Washington
  2. ^ a b Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 364-367 ISBN 9780804716963
  3. ^ a b c d Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1896 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
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