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1900 United States presidential election
1900 United States presidential election in California California presidential no 1896 United States presidential election in California 1896 1904 United States presidential election in California 1904 November 6, 1900 x200px Mckinley (cropped).jpg William McKinley Republican Party (United States) Ohio Theodore Roosevelt 9 164,755 54.50% WilliamJBryan1902 3x4.jpg William Jennings Bryan Democratic Party (United States) Nebraska Adlai E. Stevenson 0 124,985 41.34% 1900 United States presidential election in California results map by county.svg 300px County results
McKinley
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#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#aa0000 80–90%
Bryan
#b9d7ff 40–50%
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The 1900 United States presidential election in California took place on November 6, 1900, as part of the 1900 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
California voted for the Republican nominee, President William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won the state by a margin of 13.16% in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. After a series of close elections in the state, this was the first time since 1872 that a candidate won California by double digits. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley to score a decisive victory. McKinley flipped 15 counties, including Mendocino County, which to that point had never voted for a Republican candidate. This election was also the first time since 1872 that a Republican carried Amador County, Siskiyou County, and Tehama County.
Bryan had previously lost California to McKinley four years earlier and would later lose the state again in 1908 to William Howard Taft.
Results
+ General Election ResultsCalifornia Blue Book or State Roster 1903 Sacramento, California 311–314 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112118419602&view=1up&seq=343 5 July 2024Party Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party William McKinley Samuel M. Shortridge164,755 Republican Party William McKinley Irving M. Scott164,755 Republican Party William McKinley William J. Barrett164,006 Republican Party William McKinley William R. Davis163,791 Republican Party William McKinley John Walter Ryan163,603 Republican Party William McKinley Harold T. Power163,590 Republican Party William McKinley Frank McGowan163,527 Republican Party William McKinley Christian B. Rode163,445 Republican Party William McKinley Warren R. Porter163,148 Republican Party William McKinley James McFadden161,917 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan J. H. Seawell124,985 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan J. P. Haynes124,858 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan James N. Block124,770 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan Willard H. Stimson124,756 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan W. R. Jacobs124,742 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan W. R. Prather124,723 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan W. T. Baggett124,689 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan Thomas A. Rice124,666 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan John A. Cole123,634 Social Democratic Party Eugene V. Debs E. M. Dewey7,572 Social Democratic Party Eugene V. Debs Lemuel D. Biddle7,554 Social Democratic Party Eugene V. Debs William Main7,504 Social Democratic Party Eugene V. Debs Frank Reed7,487 Social Democratic Party Eugene V. Debs John M. Reynolds7,470 Social Democratic Party Eugene V. Debs H. Haunch7,452 Social Democratic Party Eugene V. Debs Olaus Gafvert7,451 Social Democratic Party Eugene V. Debs A. J. Stevens7,442 Social Democratic Party Eugene V. Debs E. M. Anthony7,435 Prohibition Party John G. Woolley William Kelly5,087 Prohibition Party John G. Woolley J. H. Blanchard5,024 Prohibition Party John G. Woolley Volney Taylor4,978 Prohibition Party John G. Woolley Leroy S. Atwood4,958 Prohibition Party John G. Woolley M. C. Winchester4,956 Prohibition Party John G. Woolley J. W. Webb4,953 Prohibition Party John G. Woolley L. A. Goble4,941 Prohibition Party John G. Woolley N. Morcum4,927 Prohibition Party John G. Woolley S. Bristol4,926 Write-in Scattering605Votes castBased on totals for highest elector on each ticket 303,004
Results by county
County William McKinleyRepublican William Jennings BryanDemocratic Eugene V. DebsSocial Democratic John G. WoolleyProhibition ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes castBased on the highest elector on each ticket # % # % # % # % # % # % Alameda14,32464.64%6,67730.13%8173.69%3411.54%00.00%7,64734.51%22,159 Alpine6982.14%1517.86%00.00%00.00%00.00%5464.29%84 Amador1,38452.64%1,20945.99%170.65%190.72%00.00%1756.66%2,629 Butte2,32252.55%2,01145.51%491.11%370.84%00.00%3117.04%4,419 Calaveras1,60054.59%1,28843.94%290.99%140.48%00.00%31210.64%2,931 Colusa64835.98%1,07559.69%653.61%130.72%00.00%-427-23.71%1,801 Contra Costa2,16557.02%1,54940.80%441.16%391.03%00.00%61616.22%3,797 Del Norte33451.78%29145.12%121.86%81.24%00.00%436.67%645 El Dorado1,19345.14%1,40653.20%250.95%190.72%00.00%-213-8.06%2,643 Fresno3,58547.34%3,59047.41%2313.05%1672.21%00.00%-5-0.07%7,573 Glenn49439.49%73758.91%50.40%141.12%10.08%-243-19.42%1,251 Humboldt3,90266.32%1,69828.86%1793.04%1051.78%00.00%2,20437.46%5,884 Inyo39642.35%50554.01%202.14%141.50%00.00%-109-11.66%935 Kern1,69245.17%1,96052.32%541.44%290.77%110.29%-268-7.15%3,746 Kings1,03251.76%87243.73%422.11%472.36%10.05%1608.02%1,994 Lake58441.45%74652.95%281.99%513.62%00.00%-162-11.50%1,409 Lassen54958.10%32634.50%646.77%60.63%00.00%22323.60%945 Los Angeles19,20055.10%13,15837.76%9912.84%1,4164.06%830.24%6,04217.34%34,848 Madera76449.58%73747.83%191.23%201.30%10.06%271.75%1,541 Marin1,68163.58%90434.19%501.89%90.34%00.00%77729.39%2,644 Mariposa50540.79%71757.92%80.65%80.65%00.00%-212-17.12%1,238 Mendocino2,19253.15%1,86145.13%380.92%330.80%00.00%3318.03%4,124 Merced81141.59%1.08155.44%241.23%341.74%00.00%-270-13.85%1,950 Modoc44644.78%53253.41%111.10%70.70%00.00%-86-8.63%996 Mono28452.11%25847.34%10.18%20.37%00.00%264.77%545 Monterey1,96450.10%1,82546.56%491.25%822.09%00.00%1393.55%3,920 Napa2,01756.71%1,43240.26%521.46%541.52%20.06%58516.45%3,557 Nevada2,44955.91%1,75840.14%1282.92%441.00%10.02%69115.78%4,380 Orange2,15551.24%1,77742.25%771.83%1964.66%10.02%3788.99%4,206 Placer2,00954.64%1,59243.30%401.09%360.98%00.00%41711.34%3,677 Plumas64058.45%44240.37%80.73%50.46%00.00%19818.08%1,095 Riverside2,32961.14%1,13429.77%1554.07%1904.99%10.03%1,19531.37%3,809 Sacramento5,50654.78%4,32543.03%1271.26%920.92%10.01%1,18111.75%10,051 San Benito72446.71%78650.71%161.03%211.35%30.19%-62-4.00%1,550 San Bernardino3,13552.15%2,34739.05%2333.88%2934.87%30.05%78813.11%6,011 San Diego3,80054.91%2,67838.69%2894.18%1522.20%20.03%1,12216.21%6,921 San Francisco35,20855.71%25,21239.89%2,0303.21%2750.44%4770.75%9,99615.82%63,202 San Joaquin3,31852.01%2,87345.04%941.47%831.30%110.17%4456.98%6,379 San Luis Obispo1,56445.81%1,71350.18%601.76%732.14%40.12%-149-4.36%3,414 San Mateo1,64563.00%91435.01%371.42%150.57%00.00%73128.00%2,611 Santa Barbara1,98852.58%1,59942.29%1253.31%691.82%00.00%38910.29%3,781 Santa Clara7,10758.25%4,60737.76%2181.79%2682.20%00.00%2,50020.49%12,200 Santa Cruz2,17353.19%1,63540.02%1543.77%1222.99%10.02%53813.17%4,085 Shasta1,68144.70%1,94851.79%852.26%471.25%00.00%-267-7.10%3,761 Sierra70260.99%43637.88%100.87%30.26%00.00%26623.11%1,151 Siskiyou1,89852.36%1,66846.01%401.10%190.52%00.00%2306.34%3,625 Solano3,11455.36%2,26240.21%1622.88%871.55%00.00%85215.15%5,625 Sonoma4,38154.04%3,51743.38%1361.68%730.90%00.00%86410.66%8,107 Stanislaus1,05843.81%1,27052.59%371.53%502.07%00.00%-212-8.78%2,415 Sutter81954.93%64243.06%110.74%191.27%00.00%17711.87%1,491 Tehama1,21050.35%1,13847.36%271.12%281.17%00.00%723.00%2,403 Trinity54452.36%48546.68%80.77%20.19%00.00%595.68%1,039 Tulare1,75541.41%2,24653.00%1663.92%711.68%00.00%-491-11.59%4,238 Tuolumne1,30945.09%1,53052.70%321.10%321.10%00.00%-221-7.61%2,903 Ventura1,70853.54%1,33341.79%772.41%722.26%00.00%37511.76%3,190 Yolo1,51045.81%1,68751.18%451.37%531.61%10.03%-177-5.37%3,296 Yuba1,17954.08%97144.54%210.96%90.41%00.00%2089.54%2,180Total 164,75554.37%124,98541.25%7,5722.50%5,0871.68%6050.20%39,77013.13%303,004
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
20em
Amador
Butte
Kings
Lassen
Madera
Mendocino
Mono
Monterey
Nevada
Sacramento
San Diego
San Joaquin (previously tied)
Siskiyou
Tehama
Trinity
See also
United States presidential elections in California
Notes
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