William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan ran for president in 1896, 1900, 1908. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.
1908 Lost
Democratic- Electoral votes
- 162of 483
- Popular vote
- 6,406,87443.00%
- States carried
- 17
- Running mate
- John Kern
Opponents: William Howard Taft (321 EV).
1900 Lost
Democratic- Electoral votes
- 155of 447
- Popular vote
- 6,357,69845.50%
- States carried
- 17
- Running mate
- Adlai E. Stevenson
Opponents: William McKinley (292 EV).
Carried: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.
1896 Lost
Democratic- Electoral votes
- 176of 447
- Popular vote
- 6,370,89745.80%
- States carried
- 22
- Running mate
- Sewall/Watson
Opponents: William McKinley (271 EV).
Carried: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming.
Head-to-head
Questions and answers
How many times did William Jennings Bryan run for president?
3 times (1896, 1900, 1908), without winning.
How many electoral votes did William Jennings Bryan win?
1908: 162; 1900: 155; 1896: 176.
What share of the popular vote did William Jennings Bryan get?
1908: 43.0% (6,406,874 votes); 1900: 45.5% (6,357,698 votes); 1896: 45.8% (6,370,897 votes).
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data