1896 United States presidential election in California

none June 2025 September 2023 1896 United States presidential election 1896 United States presidential election in California California presidential no 1892 United States presidential election in California 1892 1900 United States presidential election in California 1900 November 3, 1896 x200px William McKinley by Courtney Art Studio, 1896 Alt Trim Edit 3x4.jpg William McKinley Republican Party (United States) Ohio Garret Hobart 8 146,688 49.16% Bryan, Hon. Wm. J 3x4.jpg William Jennings Bryan Democratic Party (United States) Populist Nebraska Arthur Sewall 1 144,766 48.51% 1896 United States presidential election in California results map by county.svg 300px County results McKinley #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Bryan #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% Tie #d4c4dc 40–50% President Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) William McKinley Republican Party (United States) 1846 The 1896 United States presidential election in California took place on November 3, 1896, as part of the 1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, Ohio Governor William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former Nebraska representative William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won the state by a narrow margin of 0.65%. Eight of the state's electoral votes were awarded to McKinley, while one was awarded to Bryan. This was the third occasion in which California's electoral vote was split, rather than being awarded to a single candidate. The previous two occasions were in 1880 and 1892. Such a split would only subsequently occur in California one more time (in 1912).DIVIDED ELECTORAL VOTES https://www.newspapers.com/image/431184246 Newspapers.com The Boston Globe 1 June 2021 en subscription 11 Nov 1912 Bryan would lose California to McKinley again four years later and would later lose the state again in 1908 to William Howard Taft. Results + General Election ResultsStatement of the Vote of California at the General Election, Held November 3, 1896 Sacramento, California 3 https://archive.org/details/statementofvoteo1886cali/page/n109/mode/2up?view=theater 4 July 2024Party Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party William McKinley Duncan E. McKinley146,688 Republican Party William McKinley Irving M. Scott146,133 Republican Party William McKinley Claus Spreckels145,886 Republican Party William McKinley Howell A. Powell145,812 Republican Party William McKinley Julius M. Walling145,631 Republican Party William McKinley George M. Francis145,590 Republican Party William McKinley Joseph S. Spear Jr.145,587 Republican Party William McKinley Elwood Cooper145,474 Democratic Party & People's Party William Jennings Bryan J. W. Martin144,766123,143 on the Democratic ticket and 21,623 on the Populist ticket Republican Party William McKinley Thomas Flint144,618 Democratic Party & People's Party William Jennings Bryan J. V. Webster144,185122,451 on the Democratic ticket and 21,734 on the Populist ticket Democratic Party & People's Party William Jennings Bryan William Craig144,113122,507 on the Democratic ticket and 21,606 on the Populist ticket Democratic Party & People's Party William Jennings Bryan Jo Hamilton143,959122,333 on the Democratic ticket and 21,626 on the Populist ticket Democratic Party & People's Party William Jennings Bryan D. T. Fowler143,913122,330 on the Democratic ticket and 21,583 on the Populist ticket Democratic Party & People's Party William Jennings Bryan S. I. Allard143,874122,289 on the Democratic ticket and 21,585 on the Populist ticket Democratic Party & People's Party William Jennings Bryan M. R. Merritt143,725122,208 on the Democratic ticket and 21,517 on the Populist ticket Democratic Party & People's Party William Jennings Bryan C. W. Thresher143,664122,245 on the Democratic ticket and 21,419 on the Populist ticket Democratic Party & People's Party William Jennings Bryan Daniel McKay143,024121,457 on the Democratic ticket and 21,567 on the Populist ticket Prohibition Party Joshua Levering W. R. Goodwin2,573 Prohibition Party Joshua Levering B. F. Taylor2,562 Prohibition Party Joshua Levering Stephen Bowers2,500 Prohibition Party Joshua Levering Elam Biggs2,491 Prohibition Party Joshua Levering Dr. P. McCargar2,481 Prohibition Party Joshua Levering Robert Thompson2,480 Prohibition Party Joshua Levering M. J. Hall2,446 Prohibition Party Joshua Levering R. H. Young2,445 Prohibition Party Joshua Levering H. H. Luse2,444 National Democratic Party John M. Palmer James K. O'Brien2,006 National Democratic Party John M. Palmer Clay W. Taylor1,730 Socialist Labor Party Charles H. Matchett Emil Liess1,611 Socialist Labor Party Charles H. Matchett Lemuel D. Biddle1,564 National Democratic Party John M. Palmer John Rosenfeld1,563 National Democratic Party John M. Palmer Thomas B. Bond1,532 National Democratic Party John M. Palmer Jeremiah Lynch1,529 National Democratic Party John M. Palmer Charles Anderson1,510 National Democratic Party John M. Palmer John Roth1,476 National Democratic Party John M. Palmer Robert Y. Hayne1,472 National Democratic Party John M. Palmer L. B. Hakes1,411 National Party Charles E. Bentley John Bidwell1,047 National Party Charles E. Bentley William Kelly947 National Party Charles E. Bentley Henry French931 National Party Charles E. Bentley R. F. Burns922 National Party Charles E. Bentley F. W. Hooper896 National Party Charles E. Bentley J. M. Glass890 National Party Charles E. Bentley W. H. Bone860 National Party Charles E. Bentley F. Hilton855 National Party Charles E. Bentley Jesse Yarnell834 Write-in Scattering4Votes castBased on totals for highest elector on each ticket 298,419 Results by county County William McKinleyRepublican William Jennings BryanDemocratic & People's Joshua LeveringProhibition John M. PalmerNational Democratic Charles H. MatchettSocialist Labor Charles Eugene BentleyNational ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes castBased on the highest elector on each ticket # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Alameda13,42960.43%8,39437.77%1320.59%1110.50%1010.45%560.25%00.00%5,03522.66%22,223 Alpine4049.38%3948.15%11.23%11.23%00.00%00.00%00.00%11.23%81 Amador1,14444.39%1,39854.25%200.78%40.16%20.08%90.35%00.00%-254-9.86%2,577 Butte2,07548.31%2,12049.36%200.47%420.98%60.14%320.75%00.00%-45-1.05%4,295 Calaveras1,54149.92%1,51849.17%50.16%110.36%70.23%50.16%00.00%230.75%3,087 Colusa58130.86%1,25066.38%100.53%311.65%90.48%20.11%00.00%-689-35.53%1,883 Contra Costa1,83456.10%1,38142.25%140.43%150.46%40.12%210.64%00.00%45313.86%3,269 Del Norte34549.50%33447.92%71.00%91.29%20.29%00.00%00.00%111.58%697 El Dorado1,13039.54%1,67458.57%160.56%140.49%70.24%170.59%00.00%-544-19.03%2,858 Fresno2,68640.22%3,79056.75%851.27%470.70%390.58%120.48%00.00%-1,104-16.53%6,679 Glenn47936.54%82562.93%10.08%20.15%20.15%20.15%00.00%-346-26.39%1,311 Humboldt3,14255.37%2,46543.44%320.56%190.33%80.14%90.16%00.00%67711.93%5,675 Inyo28634.01%53263.26%101.19%60.71%20.24%50.59%00.00%-246-29.25%841 Kern1,43043.80%1,76354.00%280.86%260.80%120.37%60.18%00.00%-333-10.20%3,265 Kings67343.06%86255.15%130.83%60.38%20.13%60.38%10.06%-189-12.09%1,563 Lake54638.00%85459.43%201.39%100.70%00.14%50.35%00.00%-308-21.43%1,437 Lassen42043.66%52854.89%30.31%50.52%30.31%30.31%00.00%-108-11.23%962 Los Angeles16,89149.62%16,04347.13%7872.31%1310.38%1080.32%820.24%00.00%8482.49%34,042 Madera45237.32%73961.02%131.07%40.33%10.08%20.17%00.00%-287-23.70%1,211 Marin1,44861.41%87437.07%30.13%70.30%210.89%50.21%00.00%57424.34%2,358 Mariposa56339.68%82958.42%70.49%181.27%00.00%20.14%00.00%-266-18.75%1,419 Mendocino2,09348.92%2,12049.56%240.56%280.65%30.07%100.23%00.00%-27-0.63%4,278 Merced65336.24%1,11761.99%150.83%50.28%40.22%80.44%00.00%-464-25.75%1,802 Modoc30033.00%58864.69%90.99%70.77%40.44%10.11%00.00%-288-31.68%909 Mono25944.27%31553.85%10.17%81.37%10.17%10.17%00.00%-56-9.57%585 Monterey1,87845.82%2,14952.43%210.51%200.49%110.27%200.49%00.00%-271-6.61%4,099 Napa2,03257.03%1,47241.31%230.65%180.51%80.22%90.25%10.03%56015.72%3,563 Nevada1,98544.76%2,36053.21%320.72%260.59%100.23%220.50%00.00%-375-8.46%4,435 Orange1,93251.06%1,71245.24%992.62%240.63%20.05%150.40%00.00%2205.81%3,784 Placer1,89051.41%1,72146.82%80.22%140.38%90.24%340.92%00.00%1694.60%3,676 Plumas67853.47%57545.35%70.55%60.47%00.00%20.16%00.00%1038.12%1,268 Riverside2,06353.06%1,68443.31%1122.88%180.46%40.10%70.18%00.00%3799.75%3,888 Sacramento4,60047.68%4,83150.07%490.51%710.74%580.60%390.40%00.00%-231-2.39%9,648 San Benito72942.48%95655.71%70.41%80.47%60.35%100.58%00.00%-227-13.23%1,716 San Bernardino2,81848.54%2,74047.20%1883.24%260.45%120.21%210.36%00.00%781.34%5,805 San Diego3,63146.86%3,90850.44%961.24%230.30%710.92%190.25%00.00%-277-3.58%7,748 San Francisco31,04149.20%30,64948.58%1090.17%3200.51%7841.24%1830.29%00.00%3920.62%63,086 San Joaquin3,50048.83%3,50048.83%540.75%460.64%310.43%360.50%00.00%00.00%7,167 San Luis Obispo1,67143.74%2,05653.82%391.02%220.58%80.21%240.63%00.00%-38510.08%3,820 San Mateo1,60761.10%98737.53%140.53%120.46%80.30%20.08%00.00%62023.57%2,630 Santa Barbara2,00449.48%1,91647.31%601.48%411.01%200.49%90.22%00.00%882.17%4,050 Santa Clara6,31553.51%5,19143.99%680.58%410.35%820.69%1040.88%00.00%1,1249.52%11,801 Santa Cruz1,96948.24%1,96048.02%461.13%561.37%230.56%280.69%00.00%90.22%4,082 Shasta1,21037.55%1,93660.09%200.62%381.18%90.28%90.28%00.00%-726-22.53%3,222 Sierra70756.61%52742.19%60.48%60.48%00.00%30.24%00.00%18014.41%1,249 Siskiyou1,47344.98%1,72452.64%70.21%371.13%60.18%260.79%20.06%-251-7.66%3,275 Solano2,70253.19%2,28444.96%270.53%440.87%100.20%130.26%00.00%4188.23%5,080 Sonoma4,05351.86%3,59546.00%280.36%841.07%310.40%250.32%00.00%4585.86%7,816 Stanislaus1,00740.92%1,39856.81%140.57%220.89%10.04%190.77%00.00%-391-15.89%2,461 Sutter79651.89%71346.48%120.78%110.72%00.00%20.13%00.00%835.41%1,534 Tehama96945.39%1,13553.16%110.52%80.37%20.09%100.47%00.00%-166-7.78%2,135 Trinity50246.44%54550.42%40.37%262.41%20.19%20.19%00.00%-43-3.98%1,081 Tulare1,41033.80%2,67364.07%350.84%100.24%310.74%130.31%00.00%-1,263-30.27%4,172 Tuolumne83438.06%1,30859.70%241.10%160.73%50.23%40.18%00.00%-474-21.63%2,191 Ventura1,53350.41%1,46547.55%351.14%140.45%90.29%50.16%00.00%882.86%3,081 Yolo1,48544.84%1,75352.93%320.97%331.00%40.12%50.15%00.00%-268-8.09%3,312 Yuba1,20453.82%99144.30%100.45%220.98%40.18%60.27%00.00%2139.52%2,237Total 146,68849.16%144,76648.51%2,5730.86%1,7300.58%1,6110.54%1,0470.35%40.00%1,9220.64%298,419 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Butte Inyo Lassen Mono Monterey Nevada Sacramento San Diego San Luis Obispo Shasta Trinity Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Del Norte San Francisco San Joaquin (became tied) Sonoma Yuba See also United States presidential elections in California Notes References California 1896 Category:1896 California elections