1896 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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

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1896 United States presidential election in Connecticut
November 3, 1896
 
Nominee William McKinley William Jennings Bryan
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Nebraska
Running mate Garret Hobart Arthur Sewall
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 110,285 56,740
Percentage 63.24% 32.54%
County Results
McKinley
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

 Elected President

William McKinley
Republican

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Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, former Governor of Ohio William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative from Nebraska William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won the state by a margin of 30.7%. This was the first time a Republican carried Connecticut in a presidential election since James A. Garfield did so 16 years earlier.

William Bryan, running on a platform of free silver, appealed strongly to Western miners and farmers in the 1896 election, but held little appeal in the Northeastern states like Connecticut.

Results
1896 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican William McKinley of Ohio Garret Hobart of New Jersey 110,285 63.24% 6 100.00%
Democratic William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska Arthur Sewall of Maine 56,740 32.54% 0 0.00%
National Democratic John McAuley Palmer of Illinois Simon Bolivar Buckner of Kentucky 4,336 2.49% 0 0.00%
Prohibition Joshua Levering of Maryland Hale Johnson of Illinois 1,806 1.04% 0 0.00%
Socialist Labor Charles Horatio Matchett of New York Matthew Maguire of New Jersey 1,223 0.70% 0 0.00%
Total 174,390 100.00% 6 100.00%

See also

References
  1. "1896 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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