1900 United States presidential election in Washington (state) explained

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Election Name:1900 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
Country:Washington
Flag Year:1923
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1896 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
Previous Year:1896
Next Election:1904 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
Next Year:1904
Election Date:November 6, 1900
Image1:Mckinley (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:William McKinley
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:Ohio
Running Mate1:Theodore Roosevelt
Electoral Vote1:4
Popular Vote1:57,456
Percentage1:53.44%
Nominee2:William Jennings Bryan
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Nebraska
Running Mate2:Adlai Stevenson I
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:44,833
Percentage2:41.70%
Map Size:380px
President
Before Election:William McKinley
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:William McKinley
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1900 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 6, 1900. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1900 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Washington was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President William McKinley of Ohio and his running mate Theodore Roosevelt of New York. They defeated the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan and his running mate, former Vice President Adlai Stevenson I. McKinley won the state by a margin of 11.74% in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. The return of economic prosperity, recent victory in the Spanish–American War, continued American expansion in the Philippines,[1] and the fading of the Populist revolt of the previous decade ensured that incumbent President McKinley would not have any trouble carrying the state.

McKinley had previously lost Washington to Bryan four years earlier while Bryan would later lose the state to William Howard Taft in 1908.

Results

Party! Pledged to! Elector! Votes
Republican PartyWilliam McKinleySamuel G. Cosgrove57,456
Republican PartyWilliam McKinleyFrank W. Hastings56,536
Republican PartyWilliam McKinleyCharles Sweeney56,263
Republican PartyWilliam McKinleyJohn Boyd56,223
Democratic PartyWilliam Jennings BryanN. G. Blalock44,833
Democratic PartyWilliam Jennings BryanGeorge F. Cotterill44,486
Democratic PartyWilliam Jennings BryanJoseph G. Helm44,311
Democratic PartyWilliam Jennings BryanFred Reeves44,081
Prohibition PartyJohn G. WoolleyF. L. Gwinn2,363
Prohibition PartyJohn G. WoolleyG. W. Plummer2,180
Prohibition PartyJohn G. WoolleyH. H. Brown2,134
Prohibition PartyJohn G. WoolleyH. D. Skinner2,125
Social Democratic PartyEugene V. DebsHenry Wieck2,006
Social Democratic PartyEugene V. DebsLewis Thompson1,998
Social Democratic PartyEugene V. DebsWalter Griggs1,984
Social Democratic PartyEugene V. DebsAlonzo G. Seibert1,968
Socialist Labor PartyJoseph F. MalloneyH. R. Coulson866
Socialist Labor PartyJoseph F. MalloneyL. S. Thallheimer788
Socialist Labor PartyJoseph F. MalloneyJ. B. Schaible784
Socialist Labor PartyJoseph F. MalloneyL. A. Tennery775
Votes cast107,524

Results by county

CountyWilliam McKinley
Republican
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic
John G. Woolley
Prohibition
Eugene V. Debs
Social Democratic
Joseph F. Malloney
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
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Adams46144.98%52351.02%302.93%90.88%20.20%-62-6.05%1,025
Asotin39852.37%32843.16%233.03%30.39%81.05%709.21%760
Chehalis1,85058.77%1,08134.34%772.45%1083.43%321.02%76924.43%3,148
Chelan57748.98%57348.64%121.02%110.93%50.42%40.34%1,178
Clallam72360.45%40734.03%50.42%514.26%100.84%31626.42%1,196
Clark1,66857.88%1,02535.57%792.74%903.12%200.69%64322.31%2,882
Columbia89954.72%70642.97%271.64%90.55%20.12%19311.75%1,643
Cowlitz1,17163.33%61933.48%341.84%160.87%90.49%55229.85%1,849
Douglas51644.44%61552.97%201.72%90.78%10.09%-99-8.53%1,161
Ferry42333.25%83065.25%80.63%90.71%20.16%-407-32.00%1,272
Franklin5237.41%8158.27%32.16%00.00%32.16%-29-20.86%139
Garfield52852.59%43743.53%181.79%171.69%40.40%919.06%1,004
Island26362.62%12329.29%133.10%143.33%71.67%14033.33%420
Jefferson68461.73%39235.38%191.71%40.36%90.81%29226.35%1,108
King10,21854.26%7,80441.44%3181.69%2631.40%2291.22%2,41412.82%18,832
Kitsap88058.43%48932.47%754.98%463.05%161.06%39125.96%1,506
Kittitas1,13952.88%93443.36%522.41%200.93%90.42%2059.52%2,154
Klickitat90661.01%49533.33%583.91%221.48%40.27%41127.68%1,485
Lewis1,90755.40%1,38240.15%942.73%431.25%160.46%52515.25%3,442
Lincoln1,41445.58%1,58551.10%662.13%300.97%70.23%-171-5.51%3,102
Mason51451.40%45545.50%111.10%131.30%70.70%595.90%1,000
Okanogan45738.08%71459.50%100.83%171.42%20.17%-257-21.42%1,200
Pacific88766.74%39329.57%272.03%151.13%70.53%49437.17%1,329
Pierce6,26959.20%3,70234.96%2041.93%2962.80%1181.11%2,56724.24%10,589
San Juan42861.49%24535.20%101.44%60.86%71.01%18326.29%696
Skagit1,81455.90%1,22037.60%652.00%1153.54%310.96%59418.31%3,245
Skamania17545.10%20352.32%41.03%41.03%20.52%-28-7.22%388
Snohomish2,96151.80%2,47843.35%1793.13%641.12%340.59%4838.45%5,716
Spokane5,51549.84%5,12546.32%3062.77%810.73%380.34%3903.52%11,065
Stevens1,12139.95%1,61257.45%381.35%270.96%80.29%-491-17.50%2,806
Thurston1,29854.56%97841.11%361.51%512.14%160.67%32013.45%2,379
Wahkiakum39661.78%20732.29%101.56%203.12%81.25%18929.49%641
Walla Walla2,11957.44%1,48040.12%611.65%200.54%90.24%63917.32%3,689
Whatcom2,95256.62%1,70032.60%1452.78%2825.41%1352.59%1,25224.01%5,214
Whitman2,36642.52%2,82650.78%1803.23%1562.80%370.66%-460-8.27%5,565
Yakima1,50755.90%1,06639.54%461.71%652.41%120.45%44116.36%2,696
Totals57,45653.44%44,83341.70%2,3632.20%2,0061.87%8660.81%12,62311.74%107,524

Counties that flipped from Populist to Republican

See also

Notes and References

  1. Gates, John M.; ‘Philippine Guerrillas, American Anti-Imperialists, and the Election of 1900’, Pacific Historical Review, vol. 46, no. 1 (February 1977), pp. 51-64