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Parents > United States > North Carolina > President
Parent RaceUS President National Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1896 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 03, 1896 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1896 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1897 - 12:00am
Term End March 04, 1901 - 12:00am
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifiedChronicler August 23, 2020 10:31am
Data SourcesOfficial county returns in the State Archives. The same numbers were printed in the Raleigh News and Observer on 11/19/1896 except for the ID electors.
Description Bryan ran a "Democratic-Populist-Silver" slate of electors consisting of five Democrats, five Populists, and one Silver Party man. This ticket won the state, and they split their electoral votes for VP 6 for Sewall (D + Silver) to 5 Watson (Populist).

Palmer's party in North Carolina was the Gold Democratic Party.
Bentley's party in NC was the National Prohibition Party.
It is unknown who the slate of Independent Democratic Electors supported.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1892
NameGrover Cleveland Votes132,951 (47.44%)
Term03/04/1893 - 03/04/1897 Margin32,605 (+11.63%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/1900
NameWilliam Jennings Bryan Votes157,733 (53.92%)
Term03/04/1901 - 03/04/1905 Margin24,736 (+8.46%)
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Name Rep. William Jennings Bryan Gov. William McKinley Joshua Levering Sen. John McAuley Palmer Charles Eugene Bentley Unpledged Electors  
PartyDemocratic Republican Prohibition Gold Democratic National Prohibition Independent Democrat  
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Uncertified Votes 175,216 (52.75%) 155,446 (46.80%) 641 (0.19%) 576 (0.17%) 211 (0.06%) 51 (0.02%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -19,770 (-5.95%) -174,575 (-52.56%) -174,640 (-52.58%) -175,005 (-52.69%) -175,165 (-52.74%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Oliver H. Dockery
I E Pluribus Unum
R Thomas N. Hill
I JonathanNC
 


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