1896 United States presidential election in Nevada
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The 1896 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Nevada was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Arthur Sewall of Maine.
Bryan would later defeat Republican William McKinley in the state four years later and would also later defeat William Howard Taft in the state in 1908.
Results[]
1896 United States presidential election in Nevada[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic/Populist/Silver | William Jennings Bryan | 8,376[a] | 81.21% | 3 | |
Republican | William McKinley | 1,938 | 18.79% | 0 | |
Totals | 10,314 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
Voter turnout | — |
Results by county[]
County | William Jennings Bryan Democratic/Populist[b] |
William McKinley Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast[2] | |||||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Churchill | 153 | 75.36% | 3 | 1.47% | 156 | 76.85% | 47 | 23.15% | 109 | 53.69% | 203 |
Douglas | 180 | 40.90% | 85 | 19.31% | 265 | 60.23% | 175 | 39.77% | 90 | 20.45% | 440 |
Elko | 942 | 82.77% | 69 | 6.06% | 1,011 | 88.84% | 127 | 11.16% | 884 | 77.68% | 1,138 |
Esmeralda | 384 | 82.40% | 13 | 2.79% | 397 | 85.19% | 69 | 14.81% | 328 | 70.39% | 466 |
Eureka | 533 | 92.69% | 20 | 3.48% | 553 | 96.17% | 22 | 3.83% | 531 | 92.35% | 575 |
Humboldt | 715 | 84.41% | 34 | 4.01% | 749 | 88.43% | 98 | 11.57% | 651 | 76.86% | 847 |
Lander | 479 | 90.38% | 15 | 2.83% | 494 | 93.21% | 36 | 6.79% | 458 | 86.42% | 530 |
Lincoln | 813 | 92.70% | 34 | 3.88% | 847 | 96.58% | 30 | 3.42% | 817 | 93.16% | 877 |
Lyon | 450 | 75.63% | 32 | 5.38% | 482 | 81.01% | 113 | 18.99% | 369 | 62.02% | 595 |
Nye | 215 | 89.58% | 13 | 5.42% | 228 | 95.00% | 12 | 5.00% | 216 | 90.00% | 240 |
Ormsby | 550 | 64.71% | 16 | 1.88% | 566 | 66.59% | 284 | 33.41% | 282 | 33.18% | 850 |
Storey | 1,075 | 70.67% | 74 | 4.87% | 1,149 | 75.54% | 372 | 24.46% | 777 | 51.08% | 1,521 |
Washoe | 1,010 | 60.08% | 158 | 9.40% | 1,168 | 69.48% | 513 | 30.52% | 655 | 38.96% | 1,681 |
White Pine | 311 | 88.60% | 8 | 2.28% | 319 | 88.60% | 40 | 11.40% | 271 | 77.21% | 351 |
Totals | 7,802 | 75.64% | 574 | 5.57% | 8,376 | 81.21% | 1,938 | 18.79% | 6,438 | 62.42% | 10,314 |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Nevada
- ^ Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 268-270 ISBN 9780804716963
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- 1896 United States presidential election by state
- United States presidential elections in Nevada
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