1900 United States presidential election in Delaware
November 6, 1900
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County Results
McKinley 40–50% 50–60%
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The 1900 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1900. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1900 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, incumbent President William McKinley of Ohio and his running mate Theodore Roosevelt of New York. They defeated the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan and his running mate, former Vice President Adlai Stevenson I. McKinley won the state by a margin of 8.77% in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley score a decisive victory.
Bryan had previously lost Delaware to McKinley four years earlier and would later lose the state again in 1908 to William Howard Taft.
Results
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | William McKinley | Charles W. Pusey | 22,535 | |
| Republican Party | William McKinley | Manlove Hayes | 22,530 | |
| Republican Party | William McKinley | Daniel J. Layton | 22,522 | |
| Democratic Party | William Jennings Bryan | William E. Cannon | 18,863 | |
| Democratic Party | William Jennings Bryan | William G. Postles | 18,859 | |
| Democratic Party | William Jennings Bryan | John H. Rodney | 18,852 | |
| Prohibition Party | John G. Woolley | Ashton R. Tatum | 546 | |
| Prohibition Party | John G. Woolley | Alfred Smith | 540 | |
| Prohibition Party | John G. Woolley | George P. Tunnell | 538 | |
| Social Democratic Party | Eugene V. Debs | Max E. Goetz | 57 | |
| Social Democratic Party | Eugene V. Debs | James A. Campbell | 56 | |
| Social Democratic Party | Eugene V. Debs | Paul Koehler | 56 | |
| Votes cast[a] | 42,001 | |||
Results by county
| County[1][2] | William McKinley Republican |
William Jennings Bryan Democratic |
John G. Woolley Prohibition |
Eugene V. Debs Socialist |
Margin | Total votes cast[a] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 3,928 | 49.76% | 3,855 | 48.83% | 108 | 1.37% | 3 | 0.04% | 73 | 0.92% | 7,894 |
| New Castle | 13,646 | 55.38% | 10,644 | 43.20% | 297 | 1.21% | 54 | 0.22% | 3,002 | 12.18% | 24,641 |
| Sussex | 4,961 | 52.41% | 4,364 | 46.10% | 141 | 1.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 597 | 6.31% | 9,466 |
| Totals | 22,535 | 53.65% | 18,863 | 44.91% | 546 | 1.30% | 57 | 0.14% | 3,672 | 8.74% | 42,001 |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b "The Vote in Delaware, November 6, 1900". Delaware Gazette and State Journal. Wilmington. November 22, 1900. p. 3. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "The Vote in Delaware, November 6, 1900". Every Evening. Wilmington. November 16, 1900. p. 3. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "Evening Journal's Sample Ballot". The Evening Journal. Wilmington. November 5, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved December 17, 2025.