1896 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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United States presidential election in North Carolina, 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 11 0 Popular vote 174,408 155,122 Percentage 52.64% 46.82%

President before election Grover Cleveland Democratic Elected President William McKinley Republican

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

North Carolina was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Arthur Sewall of Maine. Five electors cast their Vice Presidential ballots for Thomas E. Watson.

Results

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	William Jennings Bryan	174,408	52.64%	11
	Republican	William McKinley	155,122	46.82%	0
	Prohibition	Joshua Levering	635	0.19%	0
	National Democratic	John M. Palmer	578	0.17%	0
	Write-ins	Scattered	372	0.11%	0
	National Prohibition	Charles Bentley	222	0.07%	0
Totals			331,337	100.00%	11
Voter turnout					—