1900 United States elections explained

Year:1900
Type:Presidential election year
Election Day:November 6
Incumbent President:William McKinley (Republican)
Next Congress:57th
President Control:Republican hold
President Candidate1:William McKinley (R)
Electoral Vote1:292
President Candidate2:William Jennings Bryan (D)
Electoral Vote2:155
President Pv Margin:Republican +6.1%
President Map Caption:1900 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by McKinley, blue denotes states won by Bryan. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate.
Senate Seats Contested:30 of 90 seats[1]
Senate Control:Republican hold
Senate Net Change:Democratic +2[2]
Senate Map Caption:Results of the elections:



House Seats Contested:All 357 voting members
House Control:Republican hold
House Net Change:Republican +13
Governor Seats Contested:34
Governor Net Change:Republican +3
Governor Map Caption:1900 gubernatorial election results

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.

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 candidate. McKinley again won by a comfortable margin in both the popular vote and the electoral college, and he picked up a handful of states in the West and the Midwest. McKinley's win made him the first sitting president to win re-election since Ulysses S. Grant in 1872.

Republicans won minor gains in the House, maintaining their majority.[4]

In the Senate, the Democrats made moderate gains while the Populist Party lost three seats. Republicans continued to maintain a commanding majority in the chamber.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Not counting special elections.
  2. Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account.
  3. Web site: 1900 Presidential Election. The American Presidency Project. 25 June 2014.
  4. Web site: Party Divisions of the House of Representatives. United States House of Representatives. 25 June 2014.
  5. Web site: Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present. United States Senate. 25 June 2014.