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U.S. presidential election, 1900

Presidential CandidateElectoral Vote Popular Vote Pct Party Running Mate
(Electoral Votes)
William McKinley of Ohio (W) 292 7,207,923 51.7 Republican Theodore Roosevelt of New York (292)
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska 155 6,358,133 45.6 Democrat-Populist Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois (155)
Other
Total 100.0%
Other elections: 1888, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912
Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register


The election was held on November 6, 1900.

Other candidates: John G. Woolley of the Prohibition Party received 209,004 popular votes (1.5%); Eugene V. Debs, Socialist Party 86,935 (0.6%); Wharton Barker of the People's Party 50,340 (0.4%); and Joseph F. Malloney of the Socialist Labor Party 40,900 votes (0.3%).

William McKinley was shot September 6, 1901 and died September 14, 1901. He was succeeded by his vice-president, Theodore Roosevelt.

See also: President of the United States, U.S. presidential election, 1900, History of the United States (1865-1918)