William McKinley
★ President
- Born
- January 29, 1843
- Died
- September 14, 1901
- Age at death
- 58
- Home state
- Ohio
- Party
- Republican
- In office
- 1897–1901
- On the ballot
- 1876–1900
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McKinley15.3M
Opponents13.7M
Total Electoral Votes
McKinley563
Opponents331
11
Elections run
Between 1876 and 1900, William McKinley ran in 11 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, Governor, and President), winning all 11. McKinley's biggest single-election total was 7,207,923 votes, in the 1900 U.S. presidential election. McKinley's closest win came in the 1878 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 16, decided by 1,234 votes.
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How many votes has William McKinley received?
William McKinley has received 15,268,585 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0, plus 563 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Presidentwith Theodore Roosevelt | Won | 7,207,923 (51.7%)292 EV | William Jennings Bryan (head-to-head) |
| 1896 | Presidentwith Garret Hobart | Won | 7,104,779 (51%)271 EV | William Jennings Bryan (head-to-head) |
| 1893 | GovernorOhio | Won | 433,34251.86% | Lawrence T Neal |
| 1891 | GovernorOhio | Won | 386,73948.61% | James E. Campbell |
| 1888 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 25,24952.3% | George P Ikert Lambelis B Logan George W Thornburg Elijah Little |
| 1886 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 18,77649.07% | Wallace H Phelps Isaiah S Hahn Chas Jenkins (head-to-head) |
| 1884 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 22,67251.56% | David Paige Thomas Rhodes Amor Smith |
| 1882 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 16,90648.21% | Jonathan Wallace Lemuel T Foster James A Brush (head-to-head) J K Buskirk |
| 1880 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 20,22153.5% | Leroy D Thoman Chas Jenkins (head-to-head) Jas L Leeper |
| 1878 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 15,48949.79% | Aquila Wiley John F Hunter James A Brush (head-to-head) |
| 1876 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 16,48950.21% | Levi L Lanborn Thomas E Powell Albert R Silver |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000522) and Wikidata (Q35041). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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