Election in Texas
Main article: 1896 United States presidential election
1896 United States presidential election in Texas
Nominee
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
Party
Democratic
Republican
Home state
Nebraska
Ohio
Running mate
Arthur Sewall
Garret Hobart
Electoral vote
15
0
Popular vote
370,434
167,520
Percentage
68.0%
30.8%
County Results
Bryan
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
McKinley
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
90-100%
President before election
Grover Cleveland
Democratic
Elected President
William McKinley
Republican
The 1896 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 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 Arthur Sewall of Maine . Four electors cast their Vice Presidential ballots for Thomas E. Watson .
Bryan would later win Texas again in both 1900 and 1908 .
Results [ ]
1896 United States presidential election in Texas[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
William Jennings Bryan
370,434
68.00%
15
Republican
William McKinley
167,520
30.75%
0
National Democratic
John M. Palmer
5,046
0.93%
0
Prohibition
Joshua Levering
1,786
0.33%
0
Totals
544,786
100.00%
15
Voter turnout
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