1896 United States presidential election in Illinois

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United States presidential election in Illinois, 1896

November 3, 1896

Nominee William McKinley William J. Bryan Party Republican Democratic Home state Ohio Nebraska Running mate Garret Hobart Arthur Sewall Electoral vote 24 0 Popular vote 607,130 465,613 Percentage 55.66% 42.68%

President before election Grover Cleveland Democratic Elected President William McKinley Republican

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

Illinois was won by the Republican nominees, former Ohio Governor William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey.

Results

United States presidential election in Illinois, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	William McKinley	607,130	55.66%	24
	Democratic	William Jennings Bryan	465,613	42.68%	0
	Prohibition	Joshua Levering	9,796	0.90%	0
	National Democratic	John M. Palmer	6,390	0.59%	0
	Socialist Labor	Charles Matchett	1,147	0.11%	0
	National Prohibition	Charles Bentley	793	0.07%	0
Totals			1,090,869	100.00%	24
Voter turnout					—