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Main article: 1900 United States presidential election
1900 United States presidential election in Virginia
Nominee
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
Party
Democratic
Republican
Home state
Nebraska
Ohio
Running mate
Adlai Stevenson I
Theodore Roosevelt
Electoral vote
12
0
Popular vote
146,079
115,769
Percentage
55.29%
43.82%
County Results
Bryan
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
McKinley
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
President before election
William McKinley
Republican
Elected President
William McKinley
Republican
The 1900 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 6, 1900, as part of the 1900 United States presidential election . Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate, former U.S. Representative William J. Bryan over the Republican candidate, incumbent President William McKinley . Bryan won the state by a margin of 11.47%.
Results [ ]
United States presidential election in Virginia, 1900[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
William J. Bryan
146,079
55.29%
12
Republican
William McKinley (inc. )
115,769
43.82%
0
Prohibition
John G. Woolley
2,130
0.81%
0
Socialist Labor
Joseph F. Maloney
167
0.06%
0
Populist
Wharton Barker
63
0.02%
0
Totals
264,208
100.0%
12
Results by county [ ]
County or Independent City
William Jennings Bryan Democratic
William McKinley Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast[2]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Accomack County
3,210
67.72%
1,460
30.80%
70
1.48%
1,750
36.92%
4,740
Albemarle County
2,411
58.73%
1,674
40.78%
20
0.49%
737
17.95%
4,105
Alexandria County
413
49.40%
421
50.36%
2
0.24%
-8
-0.96%
836
Alleghany County
841
36.11%
1,451
62.30%
37
1.59%
-610
-26.19%
2,329
Amelia County
608
41.30%
838
56.93%
26
1.77%
-230
-15.63%
1,472
Amherst County
1,516
59.97%
990
39.16%
22
0.87%
526
20.81%
2,528
Appomattox County
1,082
69.94%
457
29.54%
8
0.52%
625
40.40%
1,547
Augusta County
2,869
51.87%
2,473
44.71%
189
3.42%
396
7.16%
5,531
Bath County
422
47.90%
454
51.53%
5
0.57%
-32
-3.63%
881
Bedford County
2,535
55.08%
1,982
43.07%
85
1.85%
553
12.02%
4,602
Bland County
513
52.29%
465
47.40%
3
0.31%
48
4.89%
981
Botetourt County
1,382
50.51%
1,329
48.57%
25
0.91%
53
1.94%
2,736
Brunswick County
1,064
47.37%
1,177
52.40%
5
0.22%
-113
-5.03%
2,246
Buchanan County
587
45.82%
694
54.18%
0
0.00%
-107
-8.35%
1,281
Buckingham County
942
50.16%
922
49.09%
14
0.75%
20
1.06%
1,878
Campbell County
1,339
50.82%
1,288
48.88%
8
0.30%
51
1.94%
2,635
Caroline County
1,077
48.19%
1,144
51.19%
14
0.63%
-67
-3.00%
2,235
Carroll County
1,434
44.77%
1,759
54.92%
10
0.31%
-325
-10.15%
3,203
Charlotte County
1,011
75.67%
323
24.18%
2
0.15%
688
51.50%
1,336
Chesterfield County
1,368
60.11%
884
38.84%
24
1.05%
484
21.27%
2,276
Clarke County
1,055
69.73%
426
28.16%
32
2.12%
629
41.57%
1,513
Craig County
415
57.80%
265
36.91%
38
5.29%
150
20.89%
718
Culpeper County
1,512
64.07%
847
35.89%
1
0.04%
665
28.18%
2,360
Cumberland County
537
71.70%
205
27.37%
7
0.93%
332
44.33%
749
Dickenson County
727
51.56%
683
48.44%
0
0.00%
44
3.12%
1,410
Dinwiddie County
990
62.66%
583
36.90%
7
0.44%
407
25.76%
1,580
Elizabeth City County
1,027
59.09%
697
40.10%
14
0.81%
330
18.99%
1,738
Essex County
731
55.30%
590
44.63%
1
0.08%
141
10.67%
1,322
Fairfax County
2,135
58.40%
1,507
41.22%
14
0.38%
628
17.18%
3,656
Fauquier County
2,610
65.30%
1,377
34.45%
10
0.25%
1,233
30.85%
3,997
Floyd County
648
29.22%
1,566
70.60%
4
0.18%
-918
-41.39%
2,218
Fluvanna County
790
53.34%
678
45.78%
13
0.88%
112
7.56%
1,481
Franklin County
1,785
50.72%
1,702
48.37%
32
0.91%
83
2.36%
3,519
Frederick County
1,748
71.52%
671
27.45%
25
1.02%
1,077
44.07%
2,444
Giles County
1,010
53.05%
858
45.06%
36
1.89%
152
7.98%
1,904
Gloucester County
484
57.69%
354
42.19%
1
0.12%
130
15.49%
839
Goochland County
602
40.73%
876
59.27%
0
0.00%
-274
-18.54%
1,478
Grayson County
1,252
44.10%
1,585
55.83%
2
0.07%
-333
-11.73%
2,839
Greene County
511
52.68%
459
47.32%
0
0.00%
52
5.36%
970
Greensville County
740
57.14%
547
42.24%
8
0.62%
193
14.90%
1,295
Halifax County
2,864
63.00%
1,632
35.90%
50
1.10%
1,232
27.10%
4,546
Hanover County
1,203
49.75%
1,201
49.67%
14
0.58%
2
0.08%
2,418
Henrico County
2,189
66.51%
1,049
31.87%
53
1.61%
1,140
34.64%
3,291
Henry County
1,356
49.49%
1,367
49.89%
17
0.62%
-11
-0.40%
2,740
Highland County
512
48.08%
540
50.70%
13
1.22%
-28
-2.63%
1,065
Isle of Wight County
1,206
61.22%
763
38.73%
1
0.05%
443
22.49%
1,970
James City County
294
53.45%
255
46.36%
1
0.18%
39
7.09%
550
King and Queen County
796
56.37%
614
43.48%
2
0.14%
182
12.89%
1,412
King George County
480
42.67%
643
57.16%
2
0.18%
-163
-14.49%
1,125
King William County
462
34.38%
871
64.81%
11
0.82%
-409
-30.43%
1,344
Lancaster County
971
65.34%
508
34.19%
7
0.47%
463
31.16%
1,486
Lee County
1,493
51.61%
1,392
48.12%
8
0.28%
101
3.49%
2,893
Loudoun County
2,690
59.79%
1,684
37.43%
125
2.78%
1,006
22.36%
4,499
Louisa County
1,169
49.16%
1,187
49.92%
22
0.93%
-18
-0.76%
2,378
Lunenburg County
634
64.83%
343
35.07%
1
0.10%
291
29.75%
978
Madison County
986
59.76%
664
40.24%
0
0.00%
322
19.52%
1,650
Mathews County
726
68.88%
294
27.89%
34
3.23%
432
40.99%
1,054
Mecklenburg County
1,697
47.24%
1,855
51.64%
40
1.11%
-158
-4.40%
3,592
Middlesex County
686
51.58%
640
48.12%
4
0.30%
46
3.46%
1,330
Montgomery County
1,102
42.58%
1,391
53.75%
95
3.67%
-289
-11.17%
2,588
Nansemond County
1,481
59.74%
992
40.02%
6
0.24%
489
19.73%
2,479
Nelson County
1,530
56.52%
1,163
42.96%
14
0.52%
367
13.56%
2,707
New Kent County
282
38.42%
447
60.90%
5
0.68%
-165
-22.48%
734
Norfolk County
2,415
44.36%
3,024
55.55%
5
0.09%
-609
-11.19%
5,444
Northampton County
1,180
56.43%
896
42.85%
15
0.72%
284
13.58%
2,091
Northumberland County
809
49.85%
807
49.72%
7
0.43%
2
0.12%
1,623
Nottoway County
1,076
68.14%
489
30.97%
14
0.89%
587
37.18%
1,579
Orange County
1,100
53.71%
929
45.36%
19
0.93%
171
8.35%
2,048
Page County
1,041
45.64%
1,214
53.22%
26
1.14%
-173
-7.58%
2,281
Patrick County
1,026
44.32%
1,281
55.33%
8
0.35%
-255
-11.02%
2,315
Pittsylvania County
3,758
61.16%
2,328
37.88%
59
0.96%
1,430
23.27%
6,145
Powhatan County
458
44.00%
582
55.91%
1
0.10%
-124
-11.91%
1,041
Prince Edward County
843
59.49%
574
40.51%
0
0.00%
269
18.98%
1,417
Prince George County
367
54.86%
301
44.99%
1
0.15%
66
9.87%
669
Prince William County
1,351
66.52%
680
33.48%
0
0.00%
671
33.04%
2,031
Princess Anne County
743
69.31%
327
30.50%
2
0.19%
416
38.81%
1,072
Pulaski County
1,048
45.74%
1,243
54.26%
0
0.00%
-195
-8.51%
2,291
Rappahannock County
813
61.27%
507
38.21%
7
0.53%
306
23.06%
1,327
Richmond County
692
54.49%
574
45.20%
4
0.31%
118
9.29%
1,270
Roanoke County
942
42.95%
1,188
54.17%
63
2.87%
-246
-11.22%
2,193
Rockbridge County
1,658
42.46%
2,223
56.93%
24
0.61%
-565
-14.47%
3,905
Rockingham County
2,852
51.60%
2,572
46.54%
103
1.86%
280
5.07%
5,527
Russell County
1,956
58.58%
1,377
41.24%
6
0.18%
579
17.34%
3,339
Scott County
1,813
52.17%
1,659
47.74%
3
0.09%
154
4.43%
3,475
Shenandoah County
1,965
50.75%
1,862
48.09%
45
1.16%
103
2.66%
3,872
Smyth County
1,252
40.94%
1,794
58.67%
12
0.39%
-542
-17.72%
3,058
Southampton County
1,708
73.21%
610
26.15%
15
0.64%
1,098
47.06%
2,333
Spotsylvania County
774
48.50%
817
51.19%
5
0.31%
-43
-2.69%
1,596
Stafford County
648
42.74%
867
57.19%
1
0.07%
-219
-14.45%
1,516
Surry County
839
62.85%
473
35.43%
23
1.72%
366
27.42%
1,335
Sussex County
733
62.70%
430
36.78%
6
0.51%
303
25.92%
1,169
Tazewell County
1,312
32.93%
2,663
66.84%
9
0.23%
-1,351
-33.91%
3,984
Warren County
1,068
68.95%
462
29.83%
19
1.23%
606
39.12%
1,549
Warwick County
526
61.02%
336
38.98%
0
0.00%
190
22.04%
862
Washington County
2,291
47.74%
2,498
52.05%
10
0.21%
-207
-4.31%
4,799
Westmoreland County
691
53.19%
597
45.96%
11
0.85%
94
7.24%
1,299
Wise County
1,215
41.10%
1,725
58.36%
16
0.54%
-510
-17.25%
2,956
Wythe County
1,607
45.31%
1,932
54.47%
8
0.23%
-325
-9.16%
3,547
York County
551
45.84%
631
52.50%
20
1.66%
-80
-6.66%
1,202
Alexandria City
2,003
68.04%
935
31.76%
6
0.20%
1,068
36.28%
2,944
Bristol City
787
72.80%
281
25.99%
13
1.20%
506
46.81%
1,081
Buena Vista City
215
50.47%
204
47.89%
7
1.64%
11
2.58%
426
Charlottesville City
731
66.15%
361
32.67%
13
1.18%
370
33.48%
1,105
Danville City
1,575
79.83%
310
15.71%
88
4.46%
1,265
64.12%
1,973
Fredericksburg City
587
62.18%
353
37.39%
4
0.42%
234
24.79%
944
Lynchburg City
1,081
61.67%
660
37.65%
12
0.68%
421
24.02%
1,753
Manchester City
647
58.03%
442
39.64%
26
2.33%
205
18.39%
1,115
Newport News City
1,896
62.23%
1,108
36.36%
43
1.41%
788
25.86%
3,047
Norfolk City
3,883
62.17%
2,301
36.84%
62
0.99%
1,582
25.33%
6,246
Petersburg City
1,589
69.33%
688
30.02%
15
0.65%
901
39.31%
2,292
Portsmouth City
1,743
74.74%
566
24.27%
23
0.99%
1,177
50.47%
2,332
Radford City
257
55.99%
197
42.92%
5
1.09%
60
13.07%
459
Richmond City
6,095
68.35%
2,729
30.60%
93
1.04%
3,366
37.75%
8,917
Roanoke City
1,761
58.98%
1,120
37.51%
105
3.52%
641
21.47%
2,986
Staunton City
612
57.90%
375
35.48%
70
6.62%
237
22.42%
1,057
Williamsburg City
161
62.89%
88
34.38%
7
2.73%
73
28.52%
256
Winchester City
593
57.74%
423
41.19%
11
1.07%
170
16.55%
1,027
Charles City County [a]
0
N/A
0
N/A
Totals
146,079
55.26%
115,769
43.79%
2,509
0.95%
30,310
11.47%
264,357
Notes [ ]
^ No returns were canvassed for Charles City County and voters in this county were (presumably) listed in neighbouring counties.
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