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The 1900 United States presidential election was the 29th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1900. In a re-match of the 1896 race, incumbent Republican President William McKinley defeated his Democratic challenger, William Jennings Bryan.
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.
U.S. presidential election results. 1 In elections from 1789 to 1804, each elector voted for two individuals without indicating which was to be president and which was to be vice president. 2 In early elections, electors were chosen by legislatures, not by popular vote, in many states.
United States presidential election of 1900, American presidential election held on November 6, 1900, in which Republican incumbent Pres. William McKinley defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan, winning 292 electoral votes to Bryan’s 155.
Party Nominees: Electoral Vote: Popular Vote Presidential: Vice Presidential Republican: William McKinley: Theodore Roosevelt: 292: 65.3%: 7,219,193: 51.7%
The 1900 United States elections elected the 57th United States Congress. The election was held during the Fourth Party System. Republicans retained control of the presidency and both houses of Congress, while third parties suffered defeats.
William McKinley was reelected president in 1900, defeating William Jennings Bryan in a rematch of the 1896 election. This guide provides access to digital materials at the Library of Congress, links to external websites, and a print bibliography.