The 1896 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 3, 1896, as part of the 1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Wyoming was won by representative William Jennings Bryan (D–Nebraska), running with shipbuilder, railroad president and director, bank president Arthur Sewall, with 51.49 percent of the popular vote, against the 39th Governor of Ohio William McKinley (R–Ohio), running with New Jersey State Senator, Garret Hobart, with 47.75 percent of the popular vote. Bryan won the state by a narrow margin of 3.74%.
This is also the only election where the Republican candidate won the election without Wyoming.
Bryan's support for many Populist goals resulted in him being nominated by both the Democratic Party and the People's Party (Populists), though with different running mates. One electoral vote from Wyoming was cast for the Populist Bryan-Watson ticket with Thomas E. Watson as vice president and two votes were cast for the Bryan-Sewall ticket.
Bryan would later lose Wyoming to William McKinley four years later and would later lose the state again to William Howard Taft in 1908.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan John A. Martin10,375 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan Patrick J. Quealy10,352 Democratic Party & People's Party William Jennings Bryan Daniel L. Van Meter10,138 Republican Party William McKinley William F. Brittain10,072 Republican Party William McKinley Benjamin F. Howell10,032 Republican Party William McKinley Sarah Ruby Malloy9,997 People's Party William Jennings Bryan Patrick J. M. Jordan486 People's Party William Jennings Bryan John Sims427 Prohibition Party Joshua Levering O. C. Smith159 Prohibition Party Joshua Levering O. S. Jackson136 Prohibition Party Joshua Levering Nina W. Higby133Votes cast 21,092
Results by county CountyWilliam Jennings BryanWilliam McKinleyRepublicanJoshua LeveringProhibitionMarginTotal votescastDemocraticPopulistTotal # % # % # % # % # % # %Albany1,02844.41%451.94%1,07346.35%1,22052.70%220.95%-147-6.35%2,315Big Horn51845.20%736.37%59151.57%53846.95%171.48%534.62%1,146Carbon1,03944.82%411.77%1,08046.59%1,22953.02%90.39%-149-6.43%2,318Converse45042.57%90.85%45943.42%58555.35%131.23%-126-11.92%1,057Crook53748.86%32 2.91%56951.77%52447.68%60.53%454.09%1,099Fremont49946.90%242.26%52349.15%53550.28%60.57%-12-1.13%1,064Johnson44158.57%263.45%46762.02%28437.72%20.27%18324.30%753Laramie1,59046.45%381.11%1,62847.56%1,77651.88%190.56%-148-4.32%3,423Natrona31743.91%101.39%32745.29%39254.29%30.42%-65-9.00%722Sheridan1,04552.46%592.96%1,10455.42%87744.03%110.55%22711.40%1,992Sweetwater91651.26%804.48%99655.74%75442.19%372.07%24213.54%1,787Uinta1,70064.37%260.98%1,72665.35%90734.34%80.30%81931.01%2,641Weston29538.06%232.97%31841.03%45158.19%60.77%-133-17.16%775Totals10,37549.19%4862.30%10,86151.49%10,07247.75%1590.75%7893.74%21,092
See also United States presidential elections in Wyoming
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