United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1896

United States presidential election in Louisiana, 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 8 0
Popular vote 77,175 22,037
Percentage 76.38% 21.81%
President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

 Elected President

William McKinley
Republican

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

Louisiana 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.

Results

United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1896[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 77,175 76.38% 8
Republican William McKinley 22,037 21.81% 0
National Democratic John M. Palmer 1,834 1.82% 0
Totals 101,046 100.00% 8
Voter turnout —

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