1896 United States presidential election in Nevada
The 1896 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
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 County Results
Bryan 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100%
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Nevada was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Arthur Sewall of Maine.
Bryan would later defeat Republican William McKinley in the state four years later and would also later defeat William Howard Taft in the state in 1908.
Results
| 1896 United States presidential election in Nevada[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic/Populist | William Jennings Bryan | 8,376[lower-alpha 1] | 81.21% | 3 | |
| Republican | William McKinley | 1,938 | 18.79% | 0 | |
| Totals | 10,314 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
| Voter turnout | — | ||||
Results by county
| County | William Jennings Bryan Democratic/Populist[lower-alpha 2] |
William McKinley Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast[2] | |||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Churchill | 153 | 75.36% | 3 | 1.47% | 156 | 76.85% | 47 | 23.15% | 109 | 53.69% | 203 |
| Douglas | 180 | 40.90% | 85 | 19.31% | 265 | 60.23% | 175 | 39.77% | 90 | 20.45% | 440 |
| Elko | 942 | 82.77% | 69 | 6.06% | 1,011 | 88.84% | 127 | 11.16% | 884 | 77.68% | 1,138 |
| Esmeralda | 384 | 82.40% | 13 | 2.79% | 397 | 85.19% | 69 | 14.81% | 328 | 70.39% | 466 |
| Eureka | 533 | 92.69% | 20 | 3.48% | 553 | 96.17% | 22 | 3.83% | 531 | 92.35% | 575 |
| Humboldt | 715 | 84.41% | 34 | 4.01% | 749 | 88.43% | 98 | 11.57% | 651 | 76.86% | 847 |
| Lander | 479 | 90.38% | 15 | 2.83% | 494 | 93.21% | 36 | 6.79% | 458 | 86.42% | 530 |
| Lincoln | 813 | 92.70% | 34 | 3.88% | 847 | 96.58% | 30 | 3.42% | 817 | 93.16% | 877 |
| Lyon | 450 | 75.63% | 32 | 5.38% | 482 | 81.01% | 113 | 18.99% | 369 | 62.02% | 595 |
| Nye | 215 | 89.58% | 13 | 5.42% | 228 | 95.00% | 12 | 5.00% | 216 | 90.00% | 240 |
| Ormsby | 550 | 64.71% | 16 | 1.88% | 566 | 66.59% | 284 | 33.41% | 282 | 33.18% | 850 |
| Storey | 1,075 | 70.67% | 74 | 4.87% | 1,149 | 75.54% | 372 | 24.46% | 777 | 51.08% | 1,521 |
| Washoe | 1,010 | 60.08% | 158 | 9.40% | 1,168 | 69.48% | 513 | 30.52% | 655 | 38.96% | 1,681 |
| White Pine | 311 | 88.60% | 8 | 2.28% | 319 | 88.60% | 40 | 11.40% | 271 | 77.21% | 351 |
| Totals | 7,802 | 75.64% | 574 | 5.57% | 8,376 | 81.21% | 1,938 | 18.79% | 6,438 | 62.42% | 10,314 |
Notes
- Bryan vote comprised 7,802 votes on the Democratic ticket and 574 votes on the Populist ticket.
- Bryan vote on Democratic line is in left two columns, vote on Populist line in middle two columns, and total vote in two rightmost columns.
References
- Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Nevada
- Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 268-270 ISBN 9780804716963
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