See main article: 1896 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1896 United States presidential election in Illinois |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Flag Year: | 1915 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1892 United States presidential election in Illinois |
| Previous Year: | 1892 |
| Next Election: | 1900 United States presidential election in Illinois |
| Next Year: | 1900 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1896 |
| Image1: | William McKinley by Courtney Art Studio, 1896 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | William McKinley |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Ohio |
| Running Mate1: | Garret Hobart |
| Electoral Vote1: | 24 |
| Popular Vote1: | 607,130 |
| Percentage1: | 55.66% |
| Nominee2: | William Jennings Bryan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Populist |
| Home State2: | Nebraska |
| Running Mate2: | Arthur Sewall |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 465,613 |
| Percentage2: | 42.68% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Grover Cleveland |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William McKinley |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1896 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose 24 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.Illinois was won by the Republican candidates and former Governor of Ohio William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey. They defeated the Democratic candidate and former United States Representative from Nebraska William Jennings Bryan and his running mate Arthur Sewall. McKinley won the state by a margin of 12.98%.
Bryan would lose Illinois to McKinley again four years later and would later lose the state again in 1908 to William Howard Taft.
| 1896 United States presidential election in Illinois[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Republican | William McKinley | 607,130 | 55.66% | 24 | ||
| Democratic | William Jennings Bryan | 464,523 | 41.91% | 0 | ||
| Populist | William Jennings Bryan | 1,090 | 0.77% | 0 | ||
| Total | William Jennings Bryan | 465,613 | 42.68% | 0 | ||
| Prohibition | Joshua Levering | 9,796 | 0.90% | 0 | ||
| National Democratic | John M. Palmer | 6,390 | 0.59% | 0 | ||
| Socialist Labor | Charles H. Matchett | 1,147 | 0.11% | 0 | ||
| National Prohibition | Charles E. Bentley | 793 | 0.07% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1,090,869 | 100.00% | 24 | |||
| Voter turnout | — | |||||
| 1896 United States presidential election in Chicago[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Republican | William McKinley | 198,749 | 57.54% | ||
| Democratic | William Jennings Bryan | 142,206 | 41.17% | ||
| National Democratic | John M. Palmer | 2,089 | 0.60% | ||
| Prohibition | Joshua Levering | 1,558 | 0.45% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Charles H. Matchett | 647 | 0.19% | ||
| National Prohibition | Charles E. Bentley | 136 | 0.04% | ||
| Totals | 345,483 | 100.00% | |||