United States presidential election in Colorado, 1896

United States presidential election in Colorado, 1896
November 3, 1896

 
Nominee William J. Bryan William McKinley
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Nebraska Ohio
Running mate Arthur Sewall Garret Hobart
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 161,005 26,271
Percentage 84.95% 13.86%
President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

 Elected President

William McKinley
Republican

The 1896 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. Colorado voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Colorado was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Arthur Sewall of Maine.

Results

United States presidential election in Colorado, 1896[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 161,005 84.95% 4
Republican William McKinley 26,271 13.86% 0
Prohibition Joshua Levering 1,717 0.91% 0
National Prohibition Charles Bentley 386 0.20% 0
Socialist Labor Charles Matchett 159 0.08% 0
National Democratic John M. Palmer 1 0.00% 0
Totals 189,539 100.00% 4
Voter turnout —

References

  1. ↑ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Colorado

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