The 1896 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Delaware was won by the Republican nominees, former Ohio Governor William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey. They defeated the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative from Nebraska William Jennings Bryan and his running mate Arthur 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 since Ulysses S. Grant in 1872 to win the state.
Bryan would lose Delaware to McKinley again four years later and would later lose the state again in 1908 to William Howard Taft.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party William McKinley James G. Shaw16,883 Republican Party William McKinley Daniel F. Fooks16,805 Republican Party William McKinley Daniel M. Wilson16,789 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan John Harrington13,425 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan John H. Rodney13,417 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan Paynter Frame13,327 Honest Money Democrat John M. Palmer Levi A. Bertolette877 Honest Money Democrat John M. Palmer Charles C. Stockley867 Honest Money Democrat John M. Palmer Edward Ridgely858 Prohibition Party Joshua Levering William W. Vincent353 Prohibition Party Joshua Levering Jefferson Cooper352 Prohibition Party Joshua Levering Henry M. Silver351Votes cast 31,538
Results by county County William McKinleyRepublican William Jennings BryanDemocratic John M. PalmerHonest Money Joshua LeveringProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Kent3,56751.55%3,14945.51%901.30%1131.63%4186.04%6,919New Castle12,34453.70%9,63241.90%7783.38%2331.01%2,71211.80%22,987Sussex4,53953.08%3,79344.36%991.16%1201.40%7468.72%8,551Totals16,88353.53%13,42542.57%8772.78%3531.12%3,45810.96%31,538
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Kent New Castle Sussex
See also United States presidential elections in Delaware
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