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The 926 delegates to the Republican convention, which met in Philadelphia on June 19–21, re-nominated President William McKinley by acclamation. Thomas C. Platt, the "boss" of the New York State Republican Party, did not like Theodore Roosevelt, New York's popular governor, even though he was a fellow Republican.
This was confirmed by polls just before Election Day, [9] and as it turned out McKinley essentially repeated his three-to-two success of 1896, winning by 24.05% and carrying all but four counties. McKinley's popular vote share of 60.04% broke his own record from the previous election for the largest by any candidate in Wisconsin to that point.
In a re-match of the 1896 presidential election, Republican President William McKinley defeated Democratic former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska. [3] McKinley's previous running mate, Vice President Garret Hobart , had died in office, so the Republicans nominated New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt as their vice presidential ...
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The 1900 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 1900. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1900 United States presidential election . Voters chose nine electors to the Electoral College , which selected the president and vice president .
Prior to the election of 1824, most states did not have a popular vote. In the election of 1824, only 18 of the 24 states held a popular vote, but by the election of 1828, 22 of the 24 states held a popular vote. Minor candidates are excluded if they received fewer than 100,000 votes or less than 0.1% of the vote in their election year.
The 1900 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 6, 1900, as part of the 1900 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Goebel, who had prevailed in a dispute over the winner of the 1899 election, had been sworn in on his deathbed. February 5 – Britain and the United States sign a treaty for the building of a Central American shipping canal through Nicaragua. February 7 San Francisco plague of 1900–1904 begins.