1896 United States presidential election in Illinois

The 1896 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose 24 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Illinois was won by the Republican candidates and former Governor of Ohio William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey. They defeated the Democratic candidate and former United States Representative from Nebraska William Jennings Bryan and his running mate Arthur Sewall. McKinley won the state by a margin of 12.98%.

1896 United States presidential election in Illinois

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Nominee William McKinley William Jennings Bryan
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Populist
Home state Ohio Nebraska
Running mate Garret Hobart Arthur Sewall
Electoral vote 24 0
Popular vote 607,130 465,613
Percentage 55.66% 42.68%

County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

William McKinley
Republican

Bryan would lose Illinois to McKinley again four years later and would later lose the state again in 1908 to William Howard Taft.

Results

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1896 United States presidential election in Illinois[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican William McKinley 607,130 55.66% 24
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 464,523 41.91% 0
Populist William Jennings Bryan 1,090 0.77% 0
Total William Jennings Bryan 465,613 42.68% 0
Prohibition Joshua Levering 9,796 0.90% 0
National Democratic John M. Palmer 6,390 0.59% 0
Socialist Labor Charles H. Matchett 1,147 0.11% 0
National Prohibition Charles E. Bentley 793 0.07% 0
Totals 1,090,869 100.00% 24
Voter turnout

Chicago results

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1896 United States presidential election in Chicago[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican William McKinley 198,749 57.54%
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 142,206 41.17%
National Democratic John M. Palmer 2,089 0.60%
Prohibition Joshua Levering 1,558 0.45%
Socialist Labor Charles H. Matchett 647 0.19%
National Prohibition Charles E. Bentley 136 0.04%
Totals 345,483 100.00%

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Illinois
  2. ^ "COOK COUNTY". The Chicago Tribune. November 4, 1896. Retrieved August 11, 2023.