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1896 United States presidential election in Florida

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

1896 United States presidential election in Florida
← 1892 November 3, 1896 1900 →
 
Nominee William Jennings Bryan William McKinley
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Populist
Home state Nebraska Ohio
Running mate Arthur Sewall Garret Hobart
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 32,756 11,298
Percentage 70.46% 24.30%
County Results
Bryan
  40–50%
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
  90–100%

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

William McKinley
Republican

Florida was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Arthur Sewall of Maine. They defeated the Republican nominees, former Governor of Ohio William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey. Bryan won the state by a landslide margin of 46.16%.

Bryan would later win Florida against McKinley again four years later and would later win it again in 1908 against William Howard Taft.

Results

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1896 United States presidential election in Florida[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 30,779 66.21% 4
Populist William Jennings Bryan 1,977 4.25% 0
Total William Jennings Bryan 32,756 70.46% 4
Republican William McKinley 11,298 24.30% 0
National Democratic John M. Palmer 1,778 3.82% 0
Prohibition Joshua Levering 656 1.41% 0
Totals 46,488 100.00% 4
Voter turnout —

Results by county

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County William Jennings Bryan
Democratic/Populist 		William McKinley
Republican 		John McAuley Palmer
National Democratic 		Joshua Levering
Prohibition 		Margin Total votes cast[2]
# % # % # % # % # %
Alachua 1,545 68.82% 645 28.73% 44 1.96% 11 0.49% 900 40.09% 2,245
Baker 247 83.45% 33 11.15% 2 0.68% 14 4.73% 214 72.30% 296
Bradford 836 77.34% 176 16.28% 53 4.90% 16 1.48% 660 61.05% 1,081
Brevard 505 55.99% 337 37.36% 43 4.77% 17 1.88% 168 18.63% 902
Calhoun 205 71.68% 52 18.18% 26 9.09% 3 1.05% 153 53.50% 286
Citrus 347 84.63% 35 8.54% 12 2.93% 16 3.90% 312 76.10% 410
Clay 355 58.10% 230 37.64% 20 3.27% 6 0.98% 125 20.46% 611
Columbia 768 73.70% 228 21.88% 30 2.88% 16 1.54% 540 51.82% 1,042
Dade 372 46.97% 368 46.46% 38 4.80% 14 1.77% 4 0.51% 792
De Soto 700 74.39% 198 21.04% 24 2.55% 19 2.02% 502 53.35% 941
Duval 1,903 51.52% 1,462 39.58% 313 8.47% 16 0.43% 441 11.94% 3,694
Escambia 1,285 77.04% 233 13.97% 138 8.27% 12 0.72% 1,052 63.07% 1,668
Franklin 294 64.47% 146 32.02% 13 2.85% 3 0.66% 148 32.46% 456
Gadsden 597 85.78% 66 9.48% 24 3.45% 9 1.29% 531 76.29% 696
Hamilton 533 81.25% 74 11.28% 18 2.74% 31 4.73% 459 69.97% 656
Hernando 231 83.09% 37 13.31% 6 2.16% 4 1.44% 194 69.78% 278
Hillsborough 2,180 75.20% 584 20.14% 87 3.00% 48 1.66% 1,596 55.05% 2,899
Holmes 396 83.54% 51 10.76% 19 4.01% 8 1.69% 345 72.78% 474
Jackson 1,285 79.62% 285 17.66% 33 2.04% 11 0.68% 1,000 61.96% 1,614
Jefferson 1,909 87.29% 242 11.07% 18 0.82% 18 0.82% 1,667 76.22% 2,187
Lafayette 357 92.49% 13 3.37% 4 1.04% 12 3.11% 344 89.12% 386
Lake 870 70.16% 302 24.35% 54 4.35% 14 1.13% 568 45.81% 1,240
Lee 222 71.15% 74 23.72% 15 4.81% 1 0.32% 148 47.44% 312
Leon 1,298 81.53% 247 15.52% 26 1.63% 21 1.32% 1,051 66.02% 1,592
Levy 483 77.16% 113 18.05% 20 3.19% 10 1.60% 370 59.11% 626
Liberty 115 61.50% 42 22.46% 27 14.44% 3 1.60% 73 39.04% 187
Madison 885 83.02% 144 13.51% 25 2.35% 12 1.13% 741 69.51% 1,066
Manatee 480 75.59% 135 21.26% 11 1.73% 9 1.42% 345 54.33% 635
Marion 1,230 65.74% 480 25.65% 129 6.89% 32 1.71% 750 40.09% 1,871
Monroe 452 49.89% 369 40.73% 59 6.51% 26 2.87% 83 9.16% 906
Nassau 572 59.83% 310 32.43% 60 6.28% 14 1.46% 262 27.41% 956
Orange 1,086 62.41% 565 32.47% 74 4.25% 15 0.86% 521 29.94% 1,740
Osceola 274 66.83% 118 28.78% 4 0.98% 14 3.41% 156 38.05% 410
Pasco 482 85.77% 70 12.46% 6 1.07% 4 0.71% 412 73.31% 562
Polk 1,155 76.24% 279 18.42% 64 4.22% 17 1.12% 876 57.82% 1,515
Putnam 990 52.27% 816 43.08% 52 2.75% 36 1.90% 174 9.19% 1,894
St. John's 561 86.44% 50 7.70% 13 2.00% 25 3.85% 511 78.74% 649
Santa Rosa 694 59.06% 431 36.68% 25 2.13% 25 2.13% 263 22.38% 1,175
Sumter 524 80.74% 89 13.71% 28 4.31% 8 1.23% 435 67.03% 649
Suwannee 905 79.39% 196 17.19% 29 2.54% 10 0.88% 709 62.19% 1,140
Taylor 255 86.73% 31 10.54% 6 2.04% 2 0.68% 224 76.19% 294
Volusia 753 51.36% 635 43.32% 42 2.86% 36 2.46% 118 8.05% 1,466
Wakulla 670 94.77% 35 4.95% 0 0.00% 2 0.28% 635 89.82% 707
Walton 863 80.16% 129 17.41% 11 1.48% 7 0.94% 465 62.75% 741
Washington 356 65.80% 143 26.43% 33 6.10% 9 1.66% 213 39.37% 541
Totals 32,756 70.46% 11,298 24.30% 1,778 3.82% 656 1.41% 21,458 46.16% 46,488

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Florida
  2. ^ Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1896 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
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