1900 United States presidential election

The 1900 United States presidential election was the 29th election in the history of the United States. It happened on November 6, 1900. William McKinley, the incumbent president, won reelection.

1900 United States presidential election

November 6, 1900
447 members of the Electoral College 224 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	73.7% 5.9 pp
x200px Nominee William McKinley William Jennings Bryan Party Republican Democratic Alliance - Parties "Fusion" Populist Lincoln Republican Anti-Imperialist League Home state Ohio Nebraska Running mate Theodore Roosevelt Adlai Stevenson I Electoral vote 292 155 States carried 28 17 Popular vote 7,228,864 6,370,932 Percentage 51.6% 45.5%
350px Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by McKinley/Roosevelt, blue denotes those won by Bryan/Stevenson. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election William McKinley Republican Elected President William McKinley Republican

This election was a rematch of 1896 being held between incumbent President William McKinley of Ohio and former Congressman William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska. McKinley won the election with 292 electoral votes. Bryan got only 155 electoral votes.

Republican Party

Republican Party (United States) 1900 Republican Party ticket
William McKinley	Theodore Roosevelt
for President	for Vice President
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25th President of the United States (1897–1901)	33rd Governor of New York (1899–1900)
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Presidential

• William Jennings Bryan, former Congressman from Nebraska (1891-1895) and nominee in 1896 (Nominee)

Vice Presidential

• Adlai Stevenson, 23rd Vice President of the United States from Illinois (1891-1895) (Vice presidential nominee)
• Charles A. Towne, former Congressman from Minnesota (1895-1897)
• Abraham W. Patrick, former State Senator from Ohio
• Elliot Danforth, New York State Treasurer (1890-1893)
• Jim Hogg, 20th Governor of Texas (1891-1895)
• Julian S. Carr, philanthropist from North Carolina (Withdrawn)
• David B. Hill, former U.S. senator from New York (1892-1897) (Declined)
• John W. Smith, 44th Governor of Maryland (1900-1904) (Declined)
• J. Hamilton Lewis, former Congressman from Washington (1897-1899) (Declined)
• Edward Murphy Jr., former U.S. senator from New York (1893-1899) (Declined)

Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States) 1900 Democratic Party ticket
William Jennings Bryan	Adlai Stevenson
for President	for Vice President
File:WilliamJBryan1902.jpg	File:Adlai Stevenson I by Saroney c1892-crop.jpg
U.S. Representative for NE-01 (1891–1895)	23rd Vice President of the United States (1893–1897)

Speculated Vice Presidential candidates

• William Sulzer, U.S. representative from New York (1895-1912)
• Joseph C. Sibley, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania (1893-1895, 1899-1907)
• Robert E. Pattison, 19th Governor of Pennsylvania (1891-1895)
• George F. Williams, former Congressman from Massachusetts (1891-1893)
• James P. Tarvin, Judge from Kentucky
• George B. McClellan Jr., U.S. representative from New York (1895-1903) (Son of 1864 nominee George B. McClellan)
• John W. Daniel, U.S. senator from Virginia (1897-1910)
• John J. Lentz, U.S. representative from Ohio (1897-1901)
• Carter Harrison IV, 37th Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1897-1905)
• John W. Keller, Charities Commissioner of New York City
• Edward Atkinson, Economist and founding member of the American Anti-Imperialist League from Massachusetts
• Winfield Scott Schley, Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy from Maryland (1860-1901)
• Henry Clay Cladwell, Federal Judge from Arkansas (1864-1903)
• Alton B. Parker, Chief Judge from New York (1898-1904) (1904 nominee)
• Benjamin F. Shively, former Congressman from Indiana (1884-1885, 1887-1893)
• George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy from Vermont (1899-1917)
• William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher from New York
• William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, soldier, bison hunter and showman from Colorado
• Augustus Van Wyck, Former Court Justice from New York

1900 United States Presidential Election Media

• Republican Disc.svg

  Republican Party (United States)

• Col. Theodore Roosevelt LCCN2009631417 (cropped).jpg

  Title: Col. Theodore Roosevelt*Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print on cabinet card : 16.5 x 10.5 cm.

• The Administration's Promises Have Been Kept.jpg

  The Administration's Promises Have Been Kept

• Campaign poster promoting Democratic nominee William J. Bryan

• Democratic Party (United States)

• U.S. Vice President Adlai Stevenson (1893-1897).