1900 presidential election results.Red denotes states won by McKinley,blue denotes states won by Bryan. Numbers indicate theelectoral votes won by each candidate.
Results of the elections: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold Silver Republican gain Silver Republican hold Legislature failed to elect
Elections were held for the57th United States Congress. The election was held during theFourth Party System. Republicans retained control of the presidency and both houses of Congress, while third parties suffered defeats.
In a re-match of the 1896 presidential election,Republican PresidentWilliam McKinley defeatedDemocratic former RepresentativeWilliam Jennings Bryan ofNebraska.[3] McKinley's previous running mate, Vice PresidentGarret Hobart, had died in office, so the Republicans nominatedNew York GovernorTheodore Roosevelt as their vice presidential candidate. McKinley again won by a comfortable margin in both the popular vote and the electoral college, and he picked up a handful of states in the West and the Midwest. McKinley's win made him the first sitting president to win re-election sinceUlysses S. Grant in1872.
Republicans won minor gains in theHouse, maintaining their majority.[4]
In theSenate, the Democrats made moderate gains while thePopulist Party lost three seats. Republicans continued to maintain a commanding majority in the chamber.[5]
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