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1900 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1900

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Nominee William J. Bryan William McKinley
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Nebraska Ohio
Running mate Adlai Stevenson I Theodore Roosevelt
Electoral vote 13 0
Popular vote 235,126 227,132
Percentage 50.21% 48.51%

President before election

William McKinley
Republican

Elected President

William McKinley
Republican

The 1900 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1900. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1900 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Kentucky was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois.

Results

United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1900[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 235,126 50.21% 13
Republican William McKinley 227,132 48.51% 0
Prohibition John Woolley 2,890 0.62% 0
Populist Wharton Barker 1,961 0.42% 0
Social Democratic Eugene Debs 766 0.16% 0
Socialist Labor Joseph Maloney 390 0.08% 0
Totals 468,265 100.00% 13
Voter turnout

References

  1. ^ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky

Notes