1900 Presidential Elections

1900 Election Results McKinley vs Bryan

President McKinley was easily renominated at the Republican Convention, in Philadelphia, in June 1900. The primary issue at the convention was who would be the vice presidential candidate. Despite his reluctance to give up the governorship of New York, Theodore Roosevelt accepted the VP nomination. At the Democratic convention, William Jennings Bryan was nominated again as well. The primary issue at the Democratic convention was whether to maintain support for the silver plank. Many Democrats thought that with the return of prosperity the Silver Standard was no longer necessary.

The campaign itself was mainly a replay of the race in 1896. Bryan campaigned rigorously, and McKinley did not venture from the White House. The issue of currency and silver was no longer relevant. Instead, the campaign focused on whether the United States should give independence to the territories received in its war with Spain. Bryan called for immediate independence. Roosevelt, who did most of the campaigning, claimed the United States had a duty to civilize those lands first.

Participation of Eligible Voters:73.9%

Democratic Convention

Republican Convention

State results in 1900

Electoral Results in 1900

Alabama	William McKinley	55,612	34.8	William Bryan	97,129	60.8	John Wooley	2,763	1.7	Eugene Debs
Arkansas	William McKinley	44,800	35.0	William Bryan	81,242	63.5	John Wooley	584	0.5	Eugene Debs
California	William McKinley	164,755	54.5	William Bryan	124,985	41.3	John Wooley	5,024	1.7	Eugene Debs
Colorado	William McKinley	92,701	42.0	William Bryan	122,705	55.5	John Wooley	3,790	1.7	Eugene Debs	686	0.3
Connecticut	William McKinley	102,572	56.9	William Bryan	74,014	41.1	John Wooley	1,617	0.9	Eugene Debs	1,029	0.6
Delaware	William McKinley	22,535	53.7	William Bryan	18,852	44.9	John Wooley	546	1.3	Eugene Debs	56	0.1
Florida	William McKinley	7,355	18.6	William Bryan	28,273	71.3	John Wooley	2,244	5.7	Eugene Debs	634	1.6
Georgia	William McKinley	34,260	28.2	William Bryan	81,180	66.9	John Wooley	1,402	1.2	Eugene Debs	-
Idaho	William McKinley	27,198	46.9	William Bryan	29,484	50.8	John Wooley	857	1.5	Eugene Debs	-
Illinois	William McKinley	597,985	52.8	William Bryan	503,061	44.4	John Wooley	17,626	1.6	Eugene Debs	9,687	0.9
Indiana	William McKinley	336,063	50.6	William Bryan	309,584	46.6	John Wooley	13,718	2.1	Eugene Debs	2,374	0.4
Iowa	William McKinley	307,799	58.0	William Bryan	209,261	39.5	John Wooley	9,502	1.8	Eugene Debs	2,743	0.5
Kansas 2	William McKinley	185,955	52.6	William Bryan	162,601	46.0	John Wooley	3,605	1.0	Eugene Debs	1,605	0.5
Kentucky	William McKinley	227,132	48.5	William Bryan	235,126	50.2	John Wooley	2,890	0.6	Eugene Debs	766	0.2
Louisiana	William McKinley	14,234	21.0	William Bryan	53,668	79.0	John Wooley	-		Eugene Debs	-
Maine	William McKinley	65,412	61.9	William Bryan	36,822	34.8	John Wooley	2,581	2.4	Eugene Debs	878	0.8
Maryland	William McKinley	136,151	51.5	William Bryan	122,237	46.2	John Wooley	4,574	1.7	Eugene Debs	900	0.3
Massachusetts	William McKinley	238,866	57.6	William Bryan	156,997	37.8	John Wooley	6,202	1.5	Eugene Debs	9,607	2.3
Michigan	William McKinley	316,014	58.1	William Bryan	211,432	38;9	John Wooley	11,804	2.2	Eugene Debs	2,820	0.5
Minnesota	William McKinley	190,461	60.2	William Bryan	112,901	35.7	John Wooley	8,555	2.7	Eugene Debs	3,065	1.0
Mississippi	William McKinley	5,707	9.7	William Bryan	51,706	87.6	John Wooley	-		Eugene Debs	-
Missouri	William McKinley	314,092	45.9	William Bryan	351,922	51.5	John Wooley	5,965	0.9	Eugene Debs	6,139	0.9
Montana	William McKinley	25,409	39.8	William Bryan	37,311	58.4	John Wooley	306	0.5	Eugene Debs	711	1.1
Nebraska	William McKinley	121,835	50.5	William Bryan	114,013	47.2	John Wooley	3,655	1.5	Eugene Debs	823	0.3
Nevada	William McKinley	3,849	37.8	William Bryan	6,347	62.2	John Wooley	-		Eugene Debs	-
New Hampshire	William McKinley	54,799	59.3	William Bryan	35,489	38.4	John Wooley	1,270	1.4	Eugene Debs	790	0.9
New Jersey	William McKinley	221,707	55.3	William Bryan	164,808	41.1	John Wooley	7,183	1.8	Eugene Debs	4,609	1.1
New York	William McKinley	822,013	53.1	William Bryan	678,462	43.8	John Wooley	22,077	1.4	Eugene Debs	12,869	0.8
North Carolina	William McKinley	132,997	45.5	William Bryan	157,733	53.9	John Wooley	990	0.3	Eugene Debs	-
North Dakota	William McKinley	35,898	62.1	William Bryan	20,524	35.5	John Wooley	735	1.3	Eugene Debs	517	0.9
Ohio	William McKinley	543,918	52.3	William Bryan	474,882	45.7	John Wooley	10,203	1.0	Eugene Debs	4,847	0.5
Oregon	William McKinley	46,172	55.5	William Bryan	32,810	39.4	John Wooley	2,536	3.0	Eugene Debs	1,464	1.8
Pennsylvania	William McKinley	712,665	60.7	William Bryan	424,232	36.2	John Wooley	27,908	2.4	Eugene Debs	4,831	0.4
Rhode Island	William McKinley	33,784	59.7	William Bryan	19,812	35.0	John Wooley	1,529	2.7	Eugene Debs	-
South Carolina	William McKinley	3,525	7.0	William Bryan	47,173	93.0	John Wooley	-		Eugene Debs	-
South Dakota	William McKinley	54,574	56.7	William Bryan	39,538	41.1	John Wooley	1,541	1.6	Eugene Debs	176	0.2
Tennessee	William McKinley	123,108	45.0	William Bryan	145,240	53.0	John Wooley	3,844	1.4	Eugene Debs	346	0.1
Texas	William McKinley	131,174	30.9	William Bryan	267,945	63.1	John Wooley	2,642	0.6	Eugene Debs	1,846	0.4
Utah	William McKinley	47,089	50.6	William Bryan	44,949	48.3	John Wooley	205	0.2	Eugene Debs	717	0.8
Vermont	William McKinley	42,569	75.7	William Bryan	12,849	22.9	John Wooley	383	0.7	Eugene Debs	39	0.1
Virginia	William McKinley	115,769	43.8	William Bryan	146,079	55.3	John Wooley	2,130	0.8	Eugene Debs	-
Washington	William McKinley	57,455	53.4	William Bryan	44,833	41.7	John Wooley	2,363	2.2	Eugene Debs	2,006	1.9
West Virginia	William McKinley	119,829	54.3	William Bryan	98,807	44.8	John Wooley	1,628	0.7	Eugene Debs	286	0.1
Wisconsin	William McKinley	265,760	60.1	William Bryan	159,163	36.0	John Wooley	10,027	2.3	Eugene Debs	7,048	1.6
Wyoming	William McKinley	14,482	58.6	William Bryan	10,164	41.1	John Wooley	-		Eugene Debs	21	0.1