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U.S. presidential election, 1896
| Presidential Candidate | Electoral Vote | Popular Vote | Pct | Party | Running Mate (Electoral Votes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William McKinley (W) | 271 | 7,104,779 | Republican | Garret A. Hobart (271) | |
| William Jennings Bryan | 176 | 6,502,925 | Democrat-Populist | Arthur Sewall[?] (149), Thomas E. Watson[?] (27) |
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| Other elections: 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908 | |||||
| Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register (http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/scores#1896) | |||||
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Notes:
James Weaver of the People's Party[?], who had finished a respectable third 4 years before, threw his support to Bryan. John M. Palmer[?] of the National Democratic Party received 133,435 votes, and the Prohibition Party's Joshua Levering[?] 125,072 votes. Many of the Prohibition voters went to Bryan in this election, but this was insufficient to overcome McKinley.
McKinley's campaign manager, Mark Hanna, raised $3.5 million and McKinley outspent Bryan 20 to 1. Hanna's tactics are still in use in U.S. politics today.
Vice President Garret A. Hobart died on November 21, 1899.
See also: President of the United States, U.S. presidential election, 1896
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