1896 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
The 1896 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. Washington voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
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Washington State 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
| 1896 United States presidential election in Washington[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | William Jennings Bryan | 53,314 | 56.97% | 4 | |
| Republican | William McKinley | 39,153 | 41.84% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Joshua Levering | 968 | 1.03% | 0 | |
| National Prohibition | Charles Bentley | 148 | 0.16% | 0 | |
| Totals | 93,583 | 100.00% | 4 | ||
| Voter turnout | — | ||||
Results by county
| County | William Jennings Bryan Democratic |
William McKinley Republican |
Various candidates Other parties[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin | Total votes cast[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 363 | 57.99% | 243 | 38.82% | 20 | 3.19% | 120 | 19.17% | 626 |
| Asotin | 254 | 52.16% | 214 | 43.94% | 19 | 3.90% | 40 | 8.21% | 487 |
| Chehalis | 1,312 | 49.68% | 1,267 | 47.97% | 62 | 2.35% | 45 | 1.70% | 2,641 |
| Clallam | 676 | 52.53% | 559 | 43.43% | 52 | 4.04% | 117 | 9.09% | 1,287 |
| Clark | 1,497 | 48.23% | 1,497 | 48.23% | 110 | 3.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,104 |
| Columbia | 847 | 51.30% | 776 | 47.00% | 28 | 1.70% | 71 | 4.30% | 1,651 |
| Cowlitz | 935 | 47.03% | 989 | 49.75% | 64 | 3.22% | -54 | -2.72% | 1,988 |
| Douglas | 722 | 67.04% | 334 | 31.01% | 21 | 1.95% | 388 | 36.03% | 1,077 |
| Franklin | 108 | 70.59% | 38 | 24.84% | 7 | 4.58% | 70 | 45.75% | 153 |
| Garfield | 469 | 53.60% | 378 | 43.20% | 28 | 3.20% | 91 | 10.40% | 875 |
| Island | 181 | 44.69% | 206 | 50.86% | 18 | 4.44% | -25 | -6.17% | 405 |
| Jefferson | 500 | 40.00% | 704 | 56.32% | 46 | 3.68% | -204 | -16.32% | 1,250 |
| King | 7,497 | 52.41% | 6,413 | 44.83% | 395 | 2.76% | 1,084 | 7.58% | 14,305 |
| Kitsap | 702 | 47.15% | 728 | 48.89% | 59 | 3.96% | -26 | -1.75% | 1,489 |
| Kittitas | 1,296 | 53.87% | 1,044 | 43.39% | 66 | 2.74% | 252 | 10.47% | 2,406 |
| Klickitat | 664 | 41.63% | 876 | 54.92% | 55 | 3.45% | -212 | -13.29% | 1,595 |
| Lewis | 1,584 | 48.04% | 1,594 | 48.35% | 119 | 3.61% | -10 | -0.30% | 3,297 |
| Lincoln | 1,715 | 66.27% | 781 | 30.18% | 92 | 3.55% | 934 | 36.09% | 2,588 |
| Mason | 650 | 60.35% | 397 | 36.86% | 30 | 2.79% | 253 | 23.49% | 1,077 |
| Okanogan | 912 | 72.96% | 284 | 22.72% | 54 | 4.32% | 628 | 50.24% | 1,250 |
| Pacific | 512 | 33.88% | 925 | 61.22% | 74 | 4.90% | -413 | -27.33% | 1,511 |
| Pierce | 5,404 | 52.45% | 4,651 | 45.14% | 248 | 2.41% | 753 | 7.31% | 10,303 |
| San Juan | 283 | 40.14% | 411 | 58.30% | 11 | 1.56% | -128 | -18.16% | 705 |
| Skagit | 1,573 | 53.85% | 1,268 | 43.41% | 80 | 2.74% | 305 | 10.44% | 2,921 |
| Skamania | 237 | 62.70% | 122 | 32.28% | 19 | 5.03% | 115 | 30.42% | 378 |
| Snohomish | 2,775 | 58.13% | 1,871 | 39.19% | 128 | 2.68% | 904 | 18.94% | 4,774 |
| Spokane | 5,725 | 66.17% | 2,701 | 31.22% | 226 | 2.61% | 3,024 | 34.95% | 8,652 |
| Stevens | 1,880 | 78.50% | 433 | 18.08% | 82 | 3.42% | 1,447 | 60.42% | 2,395 |
| Thurston | 1,371 | 55.08% | 1,052 | 42.27% | 66 | 2.65% | 319 | 12.82% | 2,489 |
| Wahkiakum | 376 | 54.57% | 290 | 42.09% | 23 | 3.34% | 86 | 12.48% | 689 |
| Walla Walla | 1,652 | 49.30% | 1,596 | 47.63% | 103 | 3.07% | 56 | 1.67% | 3,351 |
| Whatcom | 2,177 | 50.98% | 1,971 | 46.16% | 122 | 2.86% | 206 | 4.82% | 4,270 |
| Whitman | 3,578 | 66.67% | 1,592 | 29.66% | 197 | 3.67% | 1,986 | 37.00% | 5,367 |
| Yakima | 1,219 | 54.74% | 948 | 42.57% | 60 | 2.69% | 271 | 12.17% | 2,227 |
| Totals | 51,646 | 55.19% | 39,153 | 41.84% | 2,784 | 2.97% | 12,493 | 13.35% | 93,583 |
Notes
- Some of these votes are votes for William Jennings Bryan on the “Populist” line, but the source used does not provide precise county data.
References
- Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Washington
- Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 364-367 ISBN 9780804716963
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