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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline November 03, 1896 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open January 11, 1897 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close January 11, 1897 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1897 - 12:00am
Term End March 04, 1901 - 12:00am
Contributor411 Name Removed
Last ModifiedBensq1 October 11, 2020 07:03pm
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Description Presidential Electors, elected on 11/3/1896, assembled in their respective state capitol buildings on 1/11/1897 to cast the electoral vote.
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 Won01/14/1901
NameWilliam McKinley Votes292 (65.32%)
Term03/04/1901 - 09/14/1901 Margin137 (+30.65%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 28, 1896 US President - PRB Convention
Joshua Levering
PRB 1
May 28, 1896 US President - National PRB Convention
Charles Eugene Bentley
N-Prb 200
Jun 18, 1896 US President - R Convention
William McKinley
R 904
Jul 10, 1896 US President - SLP Convention
Charles Horatio Matchett
SLP 71
Jul 11, 1896 US President - D Convention
William Jennings Bryan
D 1,331
Jul 25, 1896 US President - POP Convention
William Jennings Bryan
PoP 1,375
Jul 25, 1896 US President - Silver Party Convention
William Jennings Bryan
SIL 1
Sep 03, 1896 US President - National Dem Convention
John McAuley Palmer
NDP 883

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Gov. William McKinley Rep. William Jennings Bryan Joshua Levering Sen. John McAuley Palmer  
PartyRepublican Democratic Prohibition National Democrat  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 271 (60.63%) 176 (39.37%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -95 (-21.25%) -271 (-60.63%) -271 (-60.63%)  
Fusion Votes
POP Populist0
 
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website  
Entry Date -- -- -- --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
LBT Smart
R CincinnatiReds1990
R Moving to Miami
R TurnerforCongress
R Rockefeller Republican
I J.R.
D Ex-New Jerseyan
I Chase McFadden
R Bensq1
BEER WSNJ
I E Pluribus Unum
D Ashley
Veg Thomas Walker
G BR_Green
LBR Old LW
D InspectorMorse
MFL The Oncoming Storm
AnFed Patient Grasshopper
D Grover Cleveland
PP FreedomDemocrat
 


EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor
Mar 04, 1897 06:00am Mar 04, 1897 06:00pm Inauguration 32d Presidential Inauguration (McKinley)  Chronicler 

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