1896 United States presidential election in Oregon
November 3, 1896
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| Elections in Oregon |
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The 1896 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 3, 1896. All 45 contemporary states participated in the 1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors for the Electoral College, which was responsible for selecting the president and vice president.
Oregon was won by the Republican nominees, former Ohio Governor William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey, defeating the Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his Populist running mate Thomas E. Watson of Georgia.
McKinley won the state by a narrow margin of 2.09%.
Bryan would later lose Oregon to McKinley again four years later and would lose the state for a third time against William Howard Taft in 1908.
Results
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | William McKinley | T. T. Geer | 48,779 | |
| Republican Party | William McKinley | E. L. Smith | 48,711 | |
| Republican Party | William McKinley | John F. Caples | 48,700 | |
| Republican Party | William McKinley | S. M. Yoran | 48,568 | |
| Democratic Party | William Jennings Bryan | N. L. Butler | 46,739 | |
| Democratic Party | William Jennings Bryan | E. Hofer | 46,662 | |
| Democratic Party | William Jennings Bryan | W. H. Spaugh | 46,554 | |
| Democratic Party | William Jennings Bryan | Harry Watkins | 46,518 | |
| National Democratic Party | John M. Palmer | Lewis B. Cox | 977 | |
| Prohibition Party | Joshua Levering | D. Bowerman | 919 | |
| Prohibition Party | Joshua Levering | C. J. Bright | 876 | |
| Prohibition Party | Joshua Levering | Leslie Butler | 864 | |
| Prohibition Party | Joshua Levering | C. E. Hoskins | 839 | |
| National Democratic Party | John M. Palmer | Alex M. Holmes | 829 | |
| National Democratic Party | John M. Palmer | Curtis J. Trenchard | 802 | |
| National Democratic Party | John M. Palmer | Frank A. Seufert | 798 | |
| Votes cast[a] | 97,414 | |||
Results by county
| County | William McKinley Republican |
William Jennings Bryan Democratic |
John McAuley Palmer National Democratic |
Joshua Levering Prohibition |
Margin | Total votes cast[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 951 | 33.35% | 1,860 | 65.22% | 35 | 1.23% | 6 | 0.21% | -909 | -31.87% | 2,852 |
| Benton | 1,074 | 50.85% | 992 | 46.97% | 23 | 1.09% | 23 | 1.09% | 82 | 3.88% | 2,112 |
| Clackamas | 2,664 | 51.79% | 2,386 | 46.38% | 46 | 0.89% | 48 | 0.93% | 278 | 5.40% | 5,144 |
| Clatsop | 1,849 | 60.56% | 1,135 | 37.18% | 29 | 0.95% | 40 | 1.31% | 714 | 23.39% | 3,053 |
| Columbia | 1,022 | 54.30% | 831 | 44.16% | 15 | 0.80% | 14 | 0.74% | 191 | 10.15% | 1,882 |
| Coos | 1,105 | 40.79% | 1,558 | 57.51% | 26 | 0.96% | 20 | 0.74% | -453 | -16.72% | 2,709 |
| Crook | 607 | 49.67% | 575 | 47.05% | 39 | 3.19% | 1 | 0.08% | 32 | 2.62% | 1,222 |
| Curry | 300 | 48.70% | 301 | 48.86% | 7 | 1.14% | 8 | 1.30% | -1 | -0.16% | 616 |
| Douglas | 1,917 | 47.66% | 2,059 | 51.19% | 21 | 0.52% | 25 | 0.62% | -142 | -3.53% | 4,022 |
| Gilliam | 551 | 53.65% | 470 | 45.76% | 3 | 0.29% | 3 | 0.29% | 81 | 7.89% | 1,027 |
| Grant | 736 | 44.55% | 867 | 52.48% | 37 | 2.24% | 12 | 0.73% | -131 | -7.93% | 1,652 |
| Harney | 270 | 33.62% | 527 | 65.63% | 5 | 0.62% | 1 | 0.12% | -257 | -32.00% | 803 |
| Jackson | 1,387 | 36.62% | 2,354 | 62.14% | 24 | 0.63% | 23 | 0.61% | -967 | -25.53% | 3,788 |
| Josephine | 844 | 40.27% | 1,194 | 56.97% | 41 | 1.96% | 17 | 0.81% | -350 | -16.70% | 2,096 |
| Klamath | 346 | 41.94% | 463 | 56.12% | 8 | 0.97% | 8 | 0.97% | -117 | -14.18% | 825 |
| Lake | 351 | 47.69% | 383 | 52.04% | 2 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% | -32 | -4.35% | 736 |
| Lane | 2,215 | 44.94% | 2,594 | 52.63% | 75 | 1.52% | 45 | 0.91% | -379 | -7.69% | 4,929 |
| Lincoln | 583 | 50.22% | 557 | 47.98% | 13 | 1.12% | 8 | 0.69% | 26 | 2.24% | 1,161 |
| Linn | 2,064 | 42.06% | 2,736 | 55.76% | 36 | 0.73% | 71 | 1.45% | -672 | -13.69% | 4,907 |
| Malheur | 312 | 31.48% | 654 | 65.99% | 15 | 1.51% | 10 | 1.01% | -342 | -34.51% | 991 |
| Marion | 3,744 | 50.98% | 3,419 | 46.56% | 108 | 1.47% | 73 | 0.99% | 325 | 4.43% | 7,344 |
| Morrow | 586 | 50.96% | 544 | 47.30% | 15 | 1.30% | 5 | 0.43% | 42 | 3.65% | 1,150 |
| Multnomah | 11,824 | 63.53% | 6,453 | 34.67% | 178 | 0.96% | 156 | 0.84% | 5,371 | 28.86% | 18,611 |
| Polk | 1,253 | 47.34% | 1,334 | 50.40% | 22 | 0.83% | 38 | 1.44% | -81 | -3.06% | 2,647 |
| Sherman | 426 | 48.14% | 414 | 46.78% | 7 | 0.79% | 38 | 4.29% | 12 | 1.36% | 885 |
| Tillamook | 691 | 55.59% | 536 | 43.12% | 8 | 0.64% | 8 | 0.64% | 155 | 12.47% | 1,243 |
| Umatilla | 1,859 | 46.46% | 2,083 | 52.06% | 36 | 0.90% | 23 | 0.57% | -224 | -5.60% | 4,001 |
| Union | 1,303 | 37.37% | 2,155 | 61.80% | 19 | 0.54% | 10 | 0.29% | -852 | -24.43% | 3,487 |
| Wallowa | 380 | 36.33% | 642 | 61.38% | 11 | 1.05% | 13 | 1.24% | -262 | -25.05% | 1,046 |
| Wasco | 1,701 | 54.36% | 1,367 | 43.69% | 28 | 0.89% | 33 | 1.05% | 334 | 10.67% | 3,129 |
| Washington | 2,082 | 56.15% | 1,566 | 42.23% | 18 | 0.49% | 42 | 1.13% | 516 | 13.92% | 3,708 |
| Yamhill | 1,782 | 47.85% | 1,736 | 46.62% | 27 | 0.73% | 97 | 2.60% | 46 | 1.24% | 3,724 |
| Totals | 48,779 | 50.07% | 46,739 | 47.98% | 977 | 1.00% | 919 | 0.94% | 3,348 | 3.56% | 97,414 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
References
- ^ "Lincoln County Leader 29 Oct 1896, page Page 7".
- ^ a b Kincaid, H. R. "Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Oregon to the Legislative Assembly, Nineteenth Regular Session, for the Fiscal Years Ending December 31, 1895 and December 31, 1896". Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Oregon to the Legislative Assembly: 332–333 – via HathiTrust.