1896 United States presidential election in Wyoming explained

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Election Name:1896 United States presidential election in Wyoming
Country:Wyoming
Flag Year:1923
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1892 United States presidential election in Wyoming
Previous Year:1892
Next Election:1900 United States presidential election in Wyoming
Next Year:1900
Election Date:November 3, 1896
Image1:William Jennings Bryan 2 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:William Jennings Bryan
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:Populist
Home State1:Nebraska
Running Mate1:Arthur Sewall (Democratic)
Thomas E. Watson (Populist)
Electoral Vote1:3
Popular Vote1:10,861
Percentage1:51.49%
Nominee2:William McKinley
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:Ohio
Running Mate2:Garret Hobart
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:10,072
Percentage2:47.75%
Map Size:290px
President
Before Election:Grover Cleveland
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:William McKinley
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1896 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 3, 1896, as part of the 1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Wyoming was won by representative William Jennings Bryan (D–Nebraska), running with shipbuilder, railroad president and director, bank president Arthur Sewall, with 51.49 percent of the popular vote, against the 39th Governor of Ohio William McKinley (R–Ohio), running with New Jersey State Senator, Garret Hobart, with 47.75 percent of the popular vote. Bryan won the state by a narrow margin of 3.74%. This is also the only election where the Republican candidate won the election without Wyoming.

Bryan's support for many Populist goals resulted in him being nominated by both the Democratic Party and the People's Party (Populists), though with different running mates. One electoral vote from Wyoming was cast for the Populist Bryan-Watson ticket with Thomas E. Watson as vice president and two votes were cast for the Bryan-Sewall ticket.

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

Results

1896 United States presidential election in Wyoming[1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticWilliam Jennings Bryan10,57550.13%2
PopulistWilliam Jennings Bryan2861.36%1
TotalWilliam Jennings Bryan10,86151.49%3
RepublicanWilliam McKinley10,07247.75%0
ProhibitionJoshua Levering1590.75%0
Totals21,092100.00%3
Voter turnout

Results by county

CountyWilliam Jennings BryanWilliam McKinley
Republican
Joshua Levering
Prohibition
MarginTotal votes cast
DemocraticPopulist[2] Total[3]
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Albany1,02844.41%411.77%1,06946.18%1,22052.70%261.10%-151-6.52%2,315
Big Horn51845.20%756.54%59351.75%53846.95%151.23%554.80%1,146
Carbon1,03944.82%391.68%1,07846.51%1,22953.02%110.47%-151-6.51%2,318
Converse45042.57%100.95%46043.52%58555.35%121.12%-125-11.83%1,057
Crook53748.86%322.91%56951.77%52447.68%60.53%454.09%1,099
Fremont49946.90%232.16%52249.06%53550.28%70.64%-13-1.22%1,064
Johnson44158.57%273.59%46862.15%28437.72%10.13%18424.44%753
Laramie1,59046.45%411.20%1,63147.65%1,77651.88%160.46%-145-4.24%3,423
Natrona31743.91%111.52%32845.43%39254.29%20.27%-64-8.86%722
Sheridan1,04552.46%582.91%1,10355.37%87744.03%120.59%22611.35%1,992
Sweetwater91651.26%1015.65%1,01756.91%75442.19%160.85%26314.72%1,787
Uinta1,70064.37%281.06%1,72865.43%90734.34%60.22%82131.09%2,641
Weston29638.14%232.96%31941.11%45158.12%60.75%-132-17.01%776
Totals10,37649.19%5092.41%10,88551.60%10,07247.75%1360.64%8133.85%21,093

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. 1896 Presidential General Election Results – Wyoming.
  2. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 377-379
  3. Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1896 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)