President / Vice President, 1896 Election

General

Date: November 3, 1896
Cycle: 1896
Office: President / Vice President
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Running mate Party Votes Percent Margin
William McKinley Man Garret Hobart (Man) Republican 193,503 56.62 +15.73
William Jennings Bryan Man Arthur Sewall (Man) Democrat-People's 139,735 40.89
Joshua Levering Man Hale Johnson (Man) Prohibition 4,348 1.27
John Palmer Man Simon Buckner (Man) National Gold Democrat 3,222 0.94
Charles Matchett Man Matthew Maguire (Man) Socialist Labor 954 0.28

McKinley and Hobart each received Minnesota's nine Electoral College votes. McKinley's victory was his second best showing in the 12-state Midwest region behind only Wisconsin (22.9 points).

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1897 (p. 417).