1900 U.S. Presidential Election
Who won the 1900 U.S. Presidential Election?
William McKinley won the 1900 U.S. Presidential Election. William McKinley received 7,207,923 popular votes (51.7%) and 292 electoral votes. The main challenger was William Jennings Bryan (45.5%).
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McKinley +6.2 pts · won by 849,790 votes
7,207,923 votes · 292 electoral
Running mate: Theodore Roosevelt
6,358,133 votes · 155 electoral
Running mate: Adlai E. Stevenson
Other candidates received the remaining 2.8% of the popular vote; only the leading tickets are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.