United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1896

United States presidential election in South Dakota, 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 41,225 41,042
Percentage 49.70% 49.48%

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

William McKinley
Republican

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

South Dakota was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Arthur Sewall of Maine. Two electors cast their Vice Presidential ballots for Thomas E. Watson.

Results

United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1896[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 41,225 49.70% 4
Republican William McKinley 41,042 49.48% 0
Prohibition Joshua Levering 683 0.82% 0
Totals 82,950 100.00% 4
Voter turnout

References

Notes

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.