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The1896 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to theElectoral College, which selected thepresident andvice president.
Delaware was won by theRepublican nominees,former Ohio GovernorWilliam McKinley and his running mateGarret Hobart ofNew Jersey. They defeated theDemocratic nominee, formerU.S. Representative from NebraskaWilliam Jennings Bryan and his running mateArthur Sewall. McKinley won the state by a (official) margin of 10.96%.
As a result of his win in Delaware, McKinley became the first Republican presidential candidate sinceUlysses S. Grant in1872 to win the state.
Bryan would lose Delaware to McKinley againfour years later and would later lose the state again in1908 toWilliam Howard Taft.
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | William McKinley | James G. Shaw | 16,883 | |
| Republican Party | William McKinley | Daniel F. Fooks | 16,805 | |
| Republican Party | William McKinley | Daniel M. Wilson | 16,789 | |
| Democratic Party | William Jennings Bryan | John Harrington | 13,425 | |
| Democratic Party | William Jennings Bryan | John H. Rodney | 13,417 | |
| Democratic Party | William Jennings Bryan | Paynter Frame | 13,327 | |
| Honest Money Democrat | John M. Palmer | Levi A. Bertolette | 877 | |
| Honest Money Democrat | John M. Palmer | Charles C. Stockley | 867 | |
| Honest Money Democrat | John M. Palmer | Edward Ridgely | 858 | |
| Prohibition Party | Joshua Levering | William W. Vincent | 353 | |
| Prohibition Party | Joshua Levering | Jefferson Cooper | 352 | |
| Prohibition Party | Joshua Levering | Henry M. Silver | 351 | |
| Votes cast[b] | 31,538 | |||
| County[1][2][3] | William McKinley Republican | William Jennings Bryan Democratic | John M. Palmer Honest Money | Joshua Levering Prohibition | Margin | Total votes cast[b] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent[c] | 3,567 | 51.55% | 3,149 | 45.51% | 90 | 1.30% | 113 | 1.63% | 418 | 6.04% | 6,919 |
| New Castle | 12,344 | 53.70% | 9,632 | 41.90% | 778 | 3.38% | 233 | 1.01% | 2,712 | 11.80% | 22,987 |
| Sussex | 4,539 | 53.08% | 3,793 | 44.36% | 99 | 1.16% | 120 | 1.40% | 746 | 8.72% | 8,551 |
| Totals[d] | 16,883 | 53.53% | 13,425 | 42.57% | 877 | 2.78% | 353 | 1.12% | 3,458 | 10.96% | 31,538 |
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