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title: "1896 United States Presidential Election"
year: 1896
country: "United States"
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startDate: "1896-11-03"
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# 1896 United States Presidential Election

> McKinley's 1896 victory over Populist William Jennings Bryan cemented Republican control and the gold standard, ending the Gilded Age's most ideologically charged electoral contest.

## Summary

Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 1896. Former Governor William McKinley, the Republican nominee, defeated former Representative William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic nominee. The 1896 campaign, which took place during an economic depression known as the Panic of 1893, was a political realignment that ended the old Third Party System and began the Fourth Party System.

## Sources

- [1896 United States presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election) - Wikipedia

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