1896 United States presidential election in Tennessee

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United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1896

November 3, 1896

Nominee William J. Bryan William McKinley Party Democratic Republican Home state Nebraska Ohio Running mate Arthur Sewall Garret Hobart Electoral vote 12 0 Popular vote 167,168 148,683 Percentage 52.09% 46.33%

President before election Grover Cleveland Democratic Elected President William McKinley Republican

The 1896 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Tennessee was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Arthur Sewall of Maine.

Results

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	William Jennings Bryan	167,168	52.09%	12
	Republican	William McKinley	148,683	46.33%	0
	Prohibition	Joshua Levering	3,099	0.97%	0
	National Democratic	John M. Palmer	1,953	0.61%	0
Totals			320,903	100.00%	12
Voter turnout					—