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  US President - POP Convention
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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypePopulist Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1896 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open July 22, 1896 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close July 25, 1896 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1897 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1901 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedE Pluribus Unum July 12, 2018 05:31pm
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U. S. Elections
New York Times
Convention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris
USA Today
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Most votes received by candidates for party presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.
Description The 2d Populist Party National Convention assembled in the Auditorium in St. Louis MO. The delegates made the unusual decision of voting for a VP nominee before choosing a presidential nominee. It has been thought that this unusual course of action was taken in order to secure the nomination of an alternate choice for VP, as the party wanted to endorse the Democratic candidate for President (William J. Bryan) but not the Democratic nominee for VP (Arthur Sewall).

The convention nominated William J. Bryan for President as shown here and Thomas E. Watson GA for VP.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/09/1893
NameGrover Cleveland Votes277 (62.39%)
Term03/04/1893 - 03/04/1897 Margin132 (+29.73%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won01/11/1897
NameWilliam McKinley Votes271 (60.63%)
Term03/04/1897 - 03/04/1901 Margin95 (+21.25%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS President 01/11/1897

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. William Jennings Bryan Seymour F. Norton Scattering  
PartyPeople's Party (Populist) People's Party (Populist) People's Party (Populist)  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 1,042 (75.78%) 321 (23.35%) 12 (0.87%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -721 (-52.44%) -1,030 (-74.91%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
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ENDORSEMENTS
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POP None
 


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