1896 United States presidential election in Virginia
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The 1896 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 3, 1896, as part of the 1896 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Following the state's delayed readmission to the Union, Virginia was unique among ex-Confederate states in not having a period of Republican control during Reconstruction, due to the failure of the Underwood Constitution to pass in 1868[1] and the consequent support for the Conservative Party that fused prewar Democrats and Whigs in the first postwar elections and consistently controlled the state legislature after readmission. From 1879, however, a fusion with the “Readjuster” faction of the state Democratic Party would revitalize the Republicans[1] until 1883, although the state GOP would remain competitive in statewide elections — only narrowly failing to carry the state in 1888[1] — until the Cleveland Administration eliminated federal oversight while the Walton Act created the secret ballot and began large-scale black disenfranchisement.[2]
However, despite its dominant position, the Democratic Party was deeply divided between the conservative Gold Democrats of a state whose economy was already substantially influenced by the rapidly industrializing Northeast, and a Populist-influenced faction centered in the state's rural areas.[2] Many Virginia farmers still depended upon a tobacco monoculture and had been affected severely by consistently declining prices, poor harvests[3] and the evolving rift between growing Northern and Southwest Virginia which were deeply tied culturally to the border states, and the declining, agrarian Southside.
After the nomination of Nebraska congressman William Jennings Bryan on a free silver platform was confirmed in June, it became clear he would face opposition in Virginia's larger cities and towns, with the leader of this opposition being the Richmond Times under Bryan's namesake Joseph.[3] At the beginning of the fall campaign Virginia was viewed as fairly secure for Bryan despite the defections that were expected to (and did) cost him the border states,[4] and this opinion did not change as the campaign developed during October.[5] Near the end, the state was heavily debated by politicians of opposing views on Bryan and Republican nominee, Ohio Governor William McKinley, some of whose supporters thought the GOP had a chance of carrying the state.[6]
Virginia ultimately voted comfortably for Bryan over McKinley. Bryan won the state by a margin of 6.56 percentage points; however, McKinley did make major gains in developing Southwest Virginia, where he was the first-ever Republican victor in Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Grayson, Greene, Pulaski, Shenandoah, Smyth and Washington Counties.[7] Aided by the developing shift to a "lily-white" Jim Crow state Republican Party,[1][2] this region and these counties would become the party's stronghold in Virginia during the first half of the twentieth century, allowing the party to remain more viable than in any other ex-Confederate state other than North Carolina and Tennessee where extremely loyal Unionist Republicanism remained.[8]
Bryan would later win the state against McKinley again four years later and would later win the state again in 1908 against William Howard Taft.
Results
[edit]| 1896 United States presidential election in Virginia[9] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | William Jennings Bryan | 154,708 | 52.50% | 12 | |
| Republican | William McKinley | 135,379 | 45.94% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Joshua Levering | 2,350 | 0.80% | 0 | |
| National Democratic | John M. Palmer | 2,129 | 0.72% | 0 | |
| Socialist Labor | Charles H. Matchett | 108 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Totals | 294,674 | 100.0% | 12 | ||
Results by county
[edit]| 1896 United States presidential election in Virginia by counties and independent cities[10][11] | |||||||||||||
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| County or Independent City | William Jennings Bryan Democratic |
William McKinley Republican |
Joshua Levering Prohibition |
John McAuley Palmer National Democratic |
Charles Horatio Matchett Socialist Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Accomack County | 3,115 | 62.25% | 1,675 | 33.47% | 186 | 3.72% | 28 | 0.56% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,440 | 28.78% | 5,004 |
| Albemarle County | 2,628 | 56.86% | 1,918 | 41.50% | 25 | 0.54% | 51 | 1.10% | 2 | 0.04% | 710 | 15.36% | 4,622 |
| Alexandria County | 322 | 30.99% | 713 | 68.62% | 2 | 0.19% | 2 | 0.19% | 0 | 0.00% | -391 | -37.63% | 1,039 |
| Alleghany County | 720 | 28.55% | 1,711 | 67.84% | 78 | 3.09% | 13 | 0.52% | 0 | 0.00% | -991 | -39.29% | 2,522 |
| Amelia County | 663 | 42.20% | 899 | 57.22% | 8 | 0.51% | 1 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.06% | -236 | -15.02% | 1,571 |
| Amherst County | 1,751 | 59.26% | 1,190 | 40.27% | 4 | 0.14% | 10 | 0.34% | 6 | 0.20% | 561 | 18.98% | 2,955 |
| Appomattox County | 946 | 60.76% | 598 | 38.41% | 8 | 0.51% | 5 | 0.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 348 | 22.35% | 1,557 |
| Augusta County | 3,066 | 50.12% | 2,823 | 46.15% | 194 | 3.17% | 34 | 0.56% | 2 | 0.03% | 243 | 3.97% | 6,117 |
| Bath County | 508 | 51.42% | 471 | 47.67% | 3 | 0.30% | 6 | 0.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 37 | 3.74% | 988 |
| Bedford County | 3,085 | 57.13% | 2,248 | 41.63% | 32 | 0.59% | 35 | 0.65% | 2 | 0.04% | 837 | 15.50% | 5,400 |
| Bland County | 498 | 56.14% | 388 | 43.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 110 | 12.40% | 887 |
| Botetourt County | 1,494 | 47.44% | 1,614 | 51.25% | 19 | 0.60% | 22 | 0.70% | 0 | 0.00% | -120 | -3.81% | 3,149 |
| Brunswick County | 1,372 | 58.56% | 956 | 40.80% | 3 | 0.13% | 12 | 0.51% | 3 | 0.13% | 416 | 17.76% | 2,343 |
| Buchanan County | 509 | 42.28% | 695 | 57.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -186 | -15.45% | 1,204 |
| Buckingham County | 1,247 | 50.32% | 1,199 | 48.39% | 8 | 0.32% | 24 | 0.97% | 2 | 0.08% | 48 | 1.94% | 2,478 |
| Campbell County | 2,115 | 55.27% | 1,696 | 44.32% | 8 | 0.21% | 8 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.05% | 419 | 10.95% | 3,827 |
| Caroline County | 1,293 | 45.97% | 1,502 | 53.39% | 9 | 0.32% | 9 | 0.32% | 1 | 0.04% | -209 | -7.43% | 2,813 |
| Carroll County | 1,528 | 47.65% | 1,673 | 52.17% | 3 | 0.09% | 3 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | -145 | -4.52% | 3,207 |
| Charles City County | 272 | 42.11% | 362 | 56.04% | 5 | 0.77% | 7 | 1.08% | 0 | 0.00% | -90 | -13.93% | 646 |
| Charlotte County | 1,458 | 70.78% | 538 | 26.12% | 30 | 1.45% | 34 | 1.65% | 5 | 0.24% | 920 | 44.66% | 2,060 |
| Chesterfield County | 1,727 | 56.88% | 1,273 | 41.93% | 14 | 0.46% | 22 | 0.72% | 1 | 0.03% | 454 | 14.95% | 3,036 |
| Clarke County | 1,114 | 68.39% | 490 | 30.08% | 18 | 1.10% | 7 | 0.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 624 | 38.31% | 1,629 |
| Craig County | 490 | 64.73% | 249 | 32.89% | 18 | 2.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 241 | 31.84% | 757 |
| Culpeper County | 1,704 | 59.98% | 1,113 | 39.18% | 10 | 0.35% | 14 | 0.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 591 | 20.80% | 2,841 |
| Cumberland County | 618 | 48.13% | 657 | 51.17% | 4 | 0.31% | 5 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00% | -39 | -3.04% | 1,284 |
| Dickenson County | 547 | 50.09% | 534 | 48.90% | 1 | 0.09% | 10 | 0.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 13 | 1.19% | 1,092 |
| Dinwiddie County | 1,099 | 59.47% | 741 | 40.10% | 1 | 0.05% | 7 | 0.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 358 | 19.37% | 1,848 |
| Elizabeth City County | 572 | 37.39% | 919 | 60.07% | 20 | 1.31% | 19 | 1.24% | 0 | 0.00% | -347 | -22.68% | 1,530 |
| Essex County | 924 | 57.86% | 669 | 41.89% | 1 | 0.06% | 3 | 0.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 255 | 15.97% | 1,597 |
| Fairfax County | 2,109 | 52.51% | 1,877 | 46.74% | 8 | 0.20% | 22 | 0.55% | 1 | 0.02% | 232 | 5.78% | 4,016 |
| Fauquier County | 2,744 | 63.40% | 1,553 | 35.88% | 9 | 0.21% | 22 | 0.51% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,191 | 27.52% | 4,328 |
| Floyd County | 848 | 35.53% | 1,525 | 63.89% | 12 | 0.50% | 2 | 0.08% | 1 | 0.04% | -677 | -28.36% | 2,387 |
| Fluvanna County | 919 | 55.97% | 708 | 43.12% | 3 | 0.18% | 12 | 0.73% | 1 | 0.06% | 211 | 12.85% | 1,642 |
| Franklin County | 2,305 | 57.28% | 1,711 | 42.52% | 5 | 0.12% | 3 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 594 | 14.76% | 4,024 |
| Frederick County | 1,848 | 67.74% | 845 | 30.98% | 24 | 0.88% | 11 | 0.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,003 | 36.77% | 2,728 |
| Giles County | 993 | 54.08% | 777 | 42.32% | 51 | 2.78% | 15 | 0.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 216 | 11.76% | 1,836 |
| Gloucester County | 819 | 59.13% | 549 | 39.64% | 10 | 0.72% | 7 | 0.51% | 1 | 0.07% | 270 | 19.49% | 1,385 |
| Goochland County | 676 | 42.62% | 897 | 56.56% | 3 | 0.19% | 10 | 0.63% | 0 | 0.00% | -221 | -13.93% | 1,586 |
| Grayson County | 1,328 | 46.91% | 1,473 | 52.03% | 2 | 0.07% | 28 | 0.99% | 0 | 0.00% | -145 | -5.12% | 2,831 |
| Greene County | 533 | 47.76% | 581 | 52.06% | 2 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -48 | -4.30% | 1,116 |
| Greensville County | 850 | 64.05% | 471 | 35.49% | 3 | 0.23% | 3 | 0.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 379 | 28.56% | 1,327 |
| Halifax County | 3,231 | 60.57% | 2,050 | 38.43% | 33 | 0.62% | 20 | 0.37% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,181 | 22.14% | 5,334 |
| Hanover County | 1,499 | 51.71% | 1,337 | 46.12% | 26 | 0.90% | 37 | 1.28% | 1 | 0.03% | 162 | 5.59% | 2,899 |
| Henrico County | 2,332 | 55.39% | 1,817 | 43.16% | 13 | 0.31% | 48 | 1.14% | 5 | 0.12% | 515 | 12.23% | 4,210 |
| Henry County | 1,409 | 43.95% | 1,783 | 55.61% | 10 | 0.31% | 4 | 0.12% | 0 | 0.00% | -374 | -11.67% | 3,206 |
| Highland County | 553 | 52.62% | 489 | 46.53% | 7 | 0.67% | 2 | 0.19% | 1 | 0.10% | 64 | 6.09% | 1,051 |
| Isle of Wight County | 1,264 | 63.17% | 727 | 36.33% | 7 | 0.35% | 3 | 0.15% | 7 | 0.35% | 537 | 26.84% | 2,001 |
| James City County | 261 | 47.03% | 291 | 52.43% | 2 | 0.36% | 1 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.18% | -30 | -5.41% | 555 |
| King and Queen County | 853 | 56.27% | 655 | 43.21% | 5 | 0.33% | 3 | 0.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 198 | 13.06% | 1,516 |
| King George County | 582 | 45.75% | 681 | 53.54% | 3 | 0.24% | 6 | 0.47% | 0 | 0.00% | -99 | -7.78% | 1,272 |
| King William County | 592 | 37.16% | 990 | 62.15% | 6 | 0.38% | 5 | 0.31% | 0 | 0.00% | -398 | -24.98% | 1,593 |
| Lancaster County | 1,073 | 63.42% | 599 | 35.40% | 16 | 0.94% | 4 | 0.24% | 3 | 0.18% | 474 | 28.01% | 1,692 |
| Lee County | 1,475 | 49.63% | 1,470 | 49.46% | 16 | 0.54% | 11 | 0.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.17% | 2,972 |
| Loudoun County | 2,741 | 56.67% | 1,991 | 41.16% | 96 | 1.98% | 9 | 0.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 750 | 15.51% | 4,837 |
| Louisa County | 1,366 | 48.93% | 1,391 | 49.82% | 25 | 0.90% | 10 | 0.36% | 0 | 0.00% | -25 | -0.90% | 2,792 |
| Lunenburg County | 1,045 | 68.30% | 475 | 31.05% | 6 | 0.39% | 4 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 570 | 37.25% | 1,530 |
| Madison County | 1,089 | 59.90% | 724 | 39.82% | 5 | 0.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 365 | 20.08% | 1,818 |
| Mathews County | 797 | 62.36% | 444 | 34.74% | 30 | 2.35% | 7 | 0.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 353 | 27.62% | 1,278 |
| Mecklenburg County | 2,099 | 46.81% | 2,353 | 52.48% | 26 | 0.58% | 6 | 0.13% | 0 | 0.00% | -254 | -5.66% | 4,484 |
| Middlesex County | 688 | 50.00% | 680 | 49.42% | 5 | 0.36% | 3 | 0.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.58% | 1,376 |
| Montgomery County | 1,317 | 44.21% | 1,594 | 53.51% | 56 | 1.88% | 12 | 0.40% | 1 | 0.03% | -277 | -9.30% | 2,979 |
| Nansemond County | 1,300 | 54.64% | 1,060 | 44.56% | 11 | 0.46% | 8 | 0.34% | 2 | 0.08% | 240 | 10.09% | 2,379 |
| Nelson County | 1,492 | 54.89% | 1,183 | 43.52% | 20 | 0.74% | 23 | 0.85% | 0 | 0.00% | 309 | 11.37% | 2,718 |
| New Kent County | 369 | 44.84% | 446 | 54.19% | 3 | 0.36% | 5 | 0.61% | 0 | 0.00% | -77 | -9.36% | 823 |
| Norfolk County | 2,137 | 37.66% | 3,475 | 61.24% | 33 | 0.58% | 29 | 0.51% | 7 | 0.12% | -1,338 | -23.58% | 5,674 |
| Northampton County | 1,086 | 56.56% | 802 | 41.77% | 21 | 1.09% | 11 | 0.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 284 | 14.79% | 1,920 |
| Northumberland County | 953 | 50.88% | 904 | 48.26% | 13 | 0.69% | 3 | 0.16% | 1 | 0.05% | 49 | 2.62% | 1,873 |
| Nottoway County | 936 | 65.36% | 478 | 33.38% | 16 | 1.12% | 2 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 458 | 31.98% | 1,432 |
| Orange County | 1,324 | 57.44% | 957 | 41.52% | 11 | 0.48% | 13 | 0.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 367 | 15.92% | 2,305 |
| Page County | 1,166 | 43.67% | 1,454 | 54.46% | 37 | 1.38% | 13 | 0.49% | 2 | 0.07% | -288 | -10.79% | 2,670 |
| Patrick County | 886 | 43.45% | 1,140 | 55.91% | 10 | 0.49% | 3 | 0.15% | 1 | 0.05% | -254 | -12.46% | 2,039 |
| Pittsylvania County | 3,987 | 55.04% | 3,196 | 44.12% | 36 | 0.50% | 25 | 0.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 791 | 10.92% | 7,244 |
| Powhatan County | 528 | 45.17% | 637 | 54.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.34% | 0 | 0.00% | -109 | -9.32% | 1,169 |
| Prince Edward County | 991 | 49.60% | 979 | 49.00% | 6 | 0.30% | 22 | 1.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.60% | 1,998 |
| Prince George County | 518 | 56.43% | 394 | 42.92% | 1 | 0.11% | 5 | 0.54% | 1 | 0.11% | 124 | 13.51% | 918 |
| Prince William County | 1,341 | 64.56% | 727 | 35.00% | 2 | 0.10% | 7 | 0.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 614 | 29.56% | 2,077 |
| Princess Anne County | 790 | 53.20% | 687 | 46.26% | 6 | 0.40% | 2 | 0.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 103 | 6.94% | 1,485 |
| Pulaski County | 1,109 | 42.51% | 1,489 | 57.07% | 3 | 0.11% | 8 | 0.31% | 1 | 0.04% | -380 | -14.56% | 2,609 |
| Rappahannock County | 1,076 | 65.05% | 569 | 34.40% | 1 | 0.06% | 8 | 0.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 507 | 30.65% | 1,654 |
| Richmond County | 667 | 49.63% | 667 | 49.63% | 3 | 0.22% | 7 | 0.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,344 |
| Roanoke County | 1,116 | 42.15% | 1,484 | 56.04% | 36 | 1.36% | 12 | 0.45% | 1 | 0.04% | -368 | -13.90% | 2,648 |
| Rockbridge County | 1,634 | 40.41% | 2,290 | 56.63% | 17 | 0.42% | 103 | 2.55% | 0 | 0.00% | -656 | -16.22% | 4,044 |
| Rockingham County | 2,998 | 45.09% | 3,524 | 53.00% | 100 | 1.50% | 27 | 0.41% | 0 | 0.00% | -526 | -7.91% | 6,649 |
| Russell County | 1,530 | 50.70% | 1,475 | 48.87% | 9 | 0.30% | 4 | 0.13% | 1 | 0.03% | 55 | 1.82% | 3,018 |
| Scott County | 1,793 | 44.67% | 2,206 | 54.96% | 4 | 0.10% | 11 | 0.27% | 1 | 0.02% | -413 | -10.29% | 4,014 |
| Shenandoah County | 2,052 | 48.26% | 2,102 | 49.44% | 51 | 1.20% | 47 | 1.11% | 0 | 0.00% | -50 | -1.18% | 4,252 |
| Smyth County | 1,407 | 47.41% | 1,546 | 52.09% | 8 | 0.27% | 7 | 0.24% | 4 | 0.13% | -139 | -4.68% | 2,968 |
| Southampton County | 1,438 | 75.80% | 439 | 23.14% | 14 | 0.74% | 6 | 0.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 999 | 52.66% | 1,897 |
| Spotsylvania County | 877 | 49.05% | 903 | 50.50% | 4 | 0.22% | 4 | 0.22% | 0 | 0.00% | -26 | -1.45% | 1,788 |
| Stafford County | 629 | 36.59% | 1,084 | 63.06% | 3 | 0.17% | 3 | 0.17% | 0 | 0.00% | -455 | -26.47% | 1,719 |
| Surry County | 709 | 53.39% | 609 | 45.86% | 5 | 0.38% | 5 | 0.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 100 | 7.53% | 1,328 |
| Sussex County | 769 | 64.46% | 418 | 35.04% | 2 | 0.17% | 4 | 0.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 351 | 29.42% | 1,193 |
| Tazewell County | 1,582 | 38.36% | 2,525 | 61.23% | 8 | 0.19% | 9 | 0.22% | 0 | 0.00% | -943 | -22.87% | 4,124 |
| Warren County | 1,172 | 65.40% | 575 | 32.09% | 25 | 1.40% | 20 | 1.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 597 | 33.31% | 1,792 |
| Warwick County | 238 | 29.10% | 577 | 70.54% | 1 | 0.12% | 2 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00% | -339 | -41.44% | 818 |
| Washington County | 2,374 | 46.74% | 2,669 | 52.55% | 20 | 0.39% | 16 | 0.32% | 0 | 0.00% | -295 | -5.81% | 5,079 |
| Westmoreland County | 705 | 45.72% | 827 | 53.63% | 2 | 0.13% | 8 | 0.52% | 1 | 0.06% | -122 | -7.91% | 1,542 |
| Wise County | 966 | 43.87% | 1,230 | 55.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.27% | 1 | 0.05% | -264 | -11.99% | 2,202 |
| Wythe County | 1,683 | 46.17% | 1,882 | 51.63% | 9 | 0.25% | 71 | 1.95% | 4 | 0.11% | -199 | -5.46% | 3,645 |
| York County | 722 | 75.05% | 223 | 23.18% | 16 | 1.66% | 1 | 0.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 499 | 51.87% | 962 |
| Alexandria City | 1,830 | 57.55% | 1,281 | 40.28% | 37 | 1.16% | 32 | 1.01% | 4 | 0.13% | 549 | 17.26% | 3,180 |
| Bristol City | 413 | 50.06% | 384 | 46.55% | 16 | 1.94% | 12 | 1.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 29 | 3.52% | 825 |
| Buena Vista City | 219 | 53.81% | 184 | 45.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 35 | 8.60% | 407 |
| Charlottesville City | 801 | 67.31% | 371 | 31.18% | 7 | 0.59% | 11 | 0.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 430 | 36.13% | 1,190 |
| Danville City | 1,702 | 59.26% | 1,078 | 37.53% | 51 | 1.78% | 41 | 1.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 624 | 21.73% | 2,872 |
| Fredericksburg City | 533 | 56.88% | 388 | 41.41% | 7 | 0.74% | 9 | 0.96% | 3 | 0.32% | 145 | 15.47% | 937 |
| Lynchburg City | 1,657 | 49.21% | 1,647 | 48.92% | 37 | 1.10% | 26 | 0.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.30% | 3,367 |
| Manchester City | 812 | 56.90% | 588 | 41.21% | 9 | 0.63% | 18 | 1.26% | 1 | 0.07% | 224 | 15.70% | 1,427 |
| Newport News City | 676 | 44.59% | 815 | 53.76% | 5 | 0.33% | 20 | 1.32% | 1 | 0.07% | -139 | -9.17% | 1,516 |
| Norfolk City | 3,068 | 58.67% | 1,995 | 38.15% | 73 | 1.39% | 93 | 1.78% | 5 | 0.10% | 1,073 | 20.52% | 5,229 |
| Petersburg City | 1,682 | 66.32% | 766 | 30.21% | 5 | 0.20% | 83 | 3.27% | 2 | 0.08% | 916 | 36.12% | 2,536 |
| Portsmouth City | 1,380 | 62.61% | 769 | 34.89% | 7 | 0.32% | 48 | 2.18% | 1 | 0.05% | 611 | 27.72% | 2,204 |
| Radford City | 372 | 52.47% | 309 | 43.58% | 18 | 2.54% | 10 | 1.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 63 | 8.89% | 709 |
| Richmond City | 7,839 | 58.36% | 5,160 | 38.42% | 99 | 0.74% | 334 | 2.49% | 5 | 0.04% | 2,679 | 19.94% | 13,432 |
| Roanoke City | 2,005 | 52.86% | 1,697 | 44.74% | 58 | 1.53% | 33 | 0.87% | 2 | 0.05% | 308 | 8.12% | 3,793 |
| Staunton City | 713 | 50.82% | 556 | 39.63% | 92 | 6.55% | 42 | 2.99% | 1 | 0.07% | 157 | 11.19% | 1,403 |
| Williamsburg City | 113 | 54.59% | 90 | 43.48% | 3 | 1.45% | 1 | 0.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 23 | 11.11% | 207 |
| Winchester City | 490 | 49.70% | 447 | 45.33% | 22 | 2.23% | 27 | 2.74% | 1 | 0.10% | 43 | 4.36% | 986 |
| Totals | 154,978 | 52.56% | 135,379 | 45.92% | 2,350 | 0.80% | 2,129 | 0.72% | 108 | 0.04% | 19,599 | 6.65% | 294,837 |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c Moger, Allen. "The Rift in Virginia Democracy in 1896". The Journal of Southern History. 4 (3): 295–317. doi:10.2307/2191291. JSTOR 2191291.
- ^ a b Wright, James D. (May 18, 1978). "The farmer's revolt: the election of 1896 in Virginia". University of Richmond.
- ^ "A Conservative Estimate of the Electoral Vote Makes a Fine Showing for Bryan". The Hustler. Madisonville, Kentucky. September 22, 1896. p. 2.
- ^ "Chairman Jones' Bluff". Reading Times. Reading, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1896. p. 1.
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