1900 Presidential Election
The United States presidential election of 1900 was held on November 6, 1900. It was a rematch of the 1896 race between Republican President William McKinley and his Democratic challenger, William Jennings Bryan. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish-American War helped McKinley to score a decisive victory. President McKinley chose New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt as his running mate as Vice President Garret Hobart had died from heart failure in 1899.
Source: Wikipedia
1900 Election Results
| Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | William McKinley (I) | Republican | 292 | 7,207,923 | |
| William J. Bryan | Democratic-Populist | 155 | 6,358,133 |
1900 Election Facts
- Vice-Presidential Succession: McKinley died from an assassin's bullet on Sept. 14, 1901, replaced by Theodore Roosevelt
- Issues of the Day: Spanish-American War
