1900 United States presidential election

The **1900 United States presidential election** was the 29th election in the history of the United States. It happened on November 6, 1900. William McKinley, the incumbent president, won reelection.

This election was a rematch of 1896 being held between incumbent President William McKinley of Ohio and former Congressman William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska. McKinley won the election with 292 electoral votes. Bryan got only 155 electoral votes.

### Republican Party

|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#E81B23; width:200px;"|William McKinley|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#E81B23; width:200px;"|Theodore Roosevelt|
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|colspan="30" style="background:#f1f1f1;"|<big>**1900 Republican Party ticket**</big>|||
|style="width:3em; width:200px;"|***for President***|style="width:3em; width:200px;"|***for Vice President***|
|25th President of the United States <small>(1897–1901)</small>|33rd Governor of New York <small>(1899–1900)</small>|||
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#### Presidential

- William McKinley, 25th President of the United States <small>(1897-1901) _(Nominee)_</small>

#### Vice Presidential

- Theodore Roosevelt, 33rd Governor of New York <small>(1899–1900) _(Vice presidential nominee) (Became POTUS in Sep. 1901)_</small>
- Jonathan P. Dolliver, U.S. representative from Iowa <small>(1889–1900) _(Withdrawn)_</small>
- John D. Long, 34th Secretary of the Navy <small>(1897–1902) _(Withdrawn)_</small>
- William B. Allison, U.S. senator from Iowa <small>(1873–1908) _(Considered for nomination)_</small>
- Charles W. Fairbanks, U.S. senator from Indiana <small>(1897–1905) _(1904 VP Nominee) (Later became VP in 1905) (Considered for nomination)_</small>
- Cornelius N. Bliss, 21st Secretary of the Interior <small>(189</small><small>7-1899) _(Considered for nomination)_</small>
- Elihu Root, 41st Secretary of War <small>(189</small><small>7-1899) _(Considered for nomination)_</small>

### Democratic Party

|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#3333FF; width:200px;"|William Jennings Bryan|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#3333FF; width:200px;"|Adlai Stevenson I|
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|colspan="30" style="background:#f1f1f1;"|<big>**1900 Democratic Party ticket**</big>|||
|style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;"|***for President***|style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;"|***for Vice President***|
|U.S. Representative for NE-01 <small>(1891–1895)</small>|23rd Vice President of the United States <small>(1893–1897)</small>|||

#### Presidential

- William Jennings Bryan, former Congressman from Nebraska <small>(1891-1895)</small> and nominee in 1896 <small>_(Nominee)_</small>

#### Vice Presidential

- Adlai Stevenson, 23rd Vice President of the United States from Illinois <small>(1891-1895)</small> <small>_(Vice presidential nominee)_</small>
- Charles A. Towne, former Congressman from Minnesota <small>(1895-1897)</small>
- Abraham W. Patrick, former State Senator from Ohio
- Elliot Danforth, New York State Treasurer <small>(1890-1893)</small>
- Jim Hogg, 20th Governor of Texas <small>(1891-1895)</small>
- Julian S. Carr, philanthropist from North Carolina <small>_(Withdrawn)_</small>
- David B. Hill, former U.S. senator from New York <small>(1892-1897) _(Declined)_</small>
- John W. Smith, 44th Governor of Maryland <small>(1900-1904) _(Declined)_</small>
- J. Hamilton Lewis, former Congressman from Washington <small>(1897-1899) _(Declined)_</small>
- Edward Murphy Jr., former U.S. senator from New York <small>(1893-1899) _(Declined)_</small>

##### Speculated Vice Presidential candidates

- William Sulzer, U.S. representative from New York <small>(1895-1912)</small>
- Joseph C. Sibley, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania <small>(1893-1895, 1899-1907)</small>
- Robert E. Pattison, 19th Governor of Pennsylvania <small>(1891-1895)</small>
- George F. Williams, former Congressman from Massachusetts <small>(1891-1893)</small>
- James P. Tarvin, Judge from Kentucky
- George B. McClellan Jr., U.S. representative from New York <small>(1895-1903) _(Son of 1864 nominee George B. McClellan)_</small>
- John W. Daniel, U.S. senator from Virginia <small>(1897-1910)</small>
- John J. Lentz, U.S. representative from Ohio <small>(1897-1901)</small>
- Carter Harrison IV, 37th Mayor of Chicago, Illinois <small>(1897-1905)</small>
- John W. Keller, Charities Commissioner of New York City
- Edward Atkinson, Economist and founding member of the American Anti-Imperialist League from Massachusetts
- Winfield Scott Schley, Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy from Maryland <small>(1860-1901)</small>
- Henry Clay Cladwell, Federal Judge from Arkansas <small>(1864-1903)</small>
- Alton B. Parker, Chief Judge from New York <small>(1898-1904) _(1904 nominee)_</small>
- Benjamin F. Shively, former Congressman from Indiana <small>(1884-1885, 1887-1893)</small>
- George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy from Vermont <small>(1899-1917)</small>
- William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher from New York
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, soldier, bison hunter and showman from Colorado
- Augustus Van Wyck, Former Court Justice from New York

## Infobox (election)

- **election name**: 1900 United States presidential election
- **country**: United States
- **flag year**: 1892
- **type**: presidential
- **ongoing**: no
- **previous election**: 1896 United States presidential election
- **previous year**: 1896
- **election date**: November 6, 1900
- **next election**: 1904 United States presidential election
- **next year**: 1904
- **votes for election**: 447 members of the Electoral College
- **needed votes**: 224 electoral
- **turnout**: 73.7%  5.9 percentage point, pp
- **image1**:
- **nominee1**: **William McKinley**
- **party1**: Republican Party (United States)
- **home state1**: Ohio
- **running mate1**: **Theodore Roosevelt**
- **electoral vote1**: **292**
- **states carried1**: **28**
- **popular vote1**: **7,228,864**
- **percentage1**: **51.6%**
- **image2**:
- **nominee2**: William Jennings Bryan
- **party2**: Democratic Party (United States)
- **home state2**: Nebraska
- **running mate2**: Adlai Stevenson I
- **electoral vote2**: 155
- **states carried2**: 17
- **popular vote2**: 6,370,932
- **percentage2**: 45.5%
- **map size**: 350px
- **map image**: ElectoralCollege1900.svg
- **map caption**: Presidential election results map. <span style="color:red;">Red</span> denotes states won by McKinley/Roosevelt, <span style="color:blue;">blue</span> denotes those won by Bryan/Stevenson. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
- **title**: President
- **before election**: William McKinley
- **before party**: Republican Party (United States)
- **after election**: William McKinley
- **after party**: Republican Party (United States)
- **alliance1**: -