1896 United States presidential election in North Carolina

The 1896 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

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United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1896

November 3, 1896

Nominee William J. Bryan William McKinley Party Democratic Republican Home state Nebraska Ohio Running mate Arthur Sewall Garret Hobart Electoral vote 11 0 Popular vote 174,408 155,122 Percentage 52.64% 46.82%

President before election Grover Cleveland Democratic Elected President William McKinley Republican

North Carolina was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Arthur Sewall of Maine. 5 electors cast their Vice Presidential ballots for Thomas E. Watson.

As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last occasion Northampton County has voted for a Republican presidential candidate,[1] which stands as the second-longest Democratic streak in the nation.[note 1]

Results

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1896[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	William Jennings Bryan	174,408	52.64%	11
	Republican	William McKinley	155,122	46.82%	0
	Prohibition	Joshua Levering	635	0.19%	0
	National Democratic	John M. Palmer	578	0.17%	0
	Write-ins	Scattered	372	0.11%	0
	National Prohibition	Charles Bentley	222	0.07%	0
Totals			331,337	100.00%	11
Voter turnout					—

Notes

1. Starr County, Texas has the longest Democratic streak, going back one further election to 1892. Adjacent Brooks County and Jim Hogg County have never voted Republican but were only created in 1911 and 1913.

References

1. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 265-271 ISBN 0786422173
2. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – North Carolina