1896 United States presidential election in Wyoming explained

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The 1896 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 3, 1896, as part of the 1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Wyoming was won by representative William Jennings Bryan (D–Nebraska), running with shipbuilder, railroad president and director, bank president Arthur Sewall, with 51.49 percent of the popular vote, against the 39th Governor of Ohio William McKinley (R–Ohio), running with New Jersey State Senator, Garret Hobart, with 47.75 percent of the popular vote. Bryan won the state by a narrow margin of 3.74%. This is also the only election where the Republican candidate won the election without Wyoming.

Bryan's support for many Populist goals resulted in him being nominated by both the Democratic Party and the People's Party (Populists), though with different running mates. One electoral vote from Wyoming was cast for the Populist Bryan-Watson ticket with Thomas E. Watson as vice president and two votes were cast for the Bryan-Sewall ticket.

Bryan would later lose Wyoming to William McKinley four year later and would later lose the state again to William Howard Taft in 1908.

Results

Party! Pledged to! Elector! Votes

	Democratic Party	William Jennings Bryan	John A. Martin	10,375
	Democratic Party	William Jennings Bryan	Patrick J. Quealy	10,352
bgcolor=#79CDCD		Democratic Party & People's Party	William Jennings Bryan	Daniel L. Van Meter	10,138
	Republican Party	William McKinley	William F. Brittain	10,072
	Republican Party	William McKinley	Benjamin F. Howell	10,032
	Republican Party	William McKinley	Sarah Ruby Malloy	9,997
	People's Party	William Jennings Bryan	Patrick J. M. Jordan	486
	People's Party	William Jennings Bryan	John Sims	427
	Prohibition Party	Joshua Levering	O. C. Smith	159
	Prohibition Party	Joshua Levering	O. S. Jackson	136
	Prohibition Party	Joshua Levering	Nina W. Higby	133
Votes cast				21,092

Results by county

County	William Jennings Bryan						William McKinley Republican		Joshua Levering Prohibition		Margin		Total votes cast
	Democratic		Populist		Total
		%		%		%		%		%		%
	Albany		1,028		44.41%		45		1.94%		1,073		46.35%		1,220		52.70%		22		0.95%		-147		-6.35%		2,315
	Big Horn		518		45.20%		73		6.37%		591		51.57%		538		46.95%		17		1.48%		53		4.62%		1,146
	Carbon		1,039		44.82%		41		1.77%		1,080		46.59%		1,229		53.02%		9		0.39%		-149		-6.43%		2,318
	Converse		450		42.57%		9		0.85%		459		43.42%		585		55.35%		13		1.23%		-126		-11.92%		1,057
	Crook		537		48.86%		32		2.91%		569		51.77%		524		47.68%		6		0.53%		45		4.09%		1,099
	Fremont		499		46.90%		24		2.26%		523		49.15%		535		50.28%		6		0.57%		-12		-1.13%		1,064
	Johnson		441		58.57%		26		3.45%		467		62.02%		284		37.72%		2		0.27%		183		24.30%		753
	Laramie		1,590		46.45%		38		1.11%		1,628		47.56%		1,776		51.88%		19		0.56%		-148		-4.32%		3,423
	Natrona		317		43.91%		10		1.39%		327		45.29%		392		54.29%		3		0.42%		-65		-9.00%		722
	Sheridan		1,045		52.46%		59		2.96%		1,104		55.42%		877		44.03%		11		0.55%		227		11.40%		1,992
	Sweetwater		916		51.26%		80		4.48%		996		55.74%		754		42.19%		37		2.07%		242		13.54%		1,787
	Uinta		1,700		64.37%		26		0.98%		1,726		65.35%		907		34.34%		8		0.30%		819		31.01%		2,641
	Weston		295[1]		38.06%		23		2.97%		318		41.03%		451		58.19%		6		0.77%		-133		-17.16%		775
Totals	10,375	49.19%	486	2.30%	10,861	51.49%	10,072	47.75%	159	0.75%	789	3.74%	21,092

See also

• United States presidential elections in Wyoming

Notes and References

1. News: Results in Weston Co. . 18 October 2024 . The Newcastle News-Journal . November 6, 1896.