# Canonical recap data for 1900 US Presidential Election (1900)
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slug: mckinley-1900-election
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1900/mckinley-1900-election"
title: 1900 US Presidential Election
subtitle: McKinley's decisive reelection against Bryan solidified Republican control and the party's imperial foreign policy agenda in the Pacific.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1900-11-06
datePrecision: day
year: 1900
decade: 1900
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6, 1900. Incumbent Republican President William McKinley defeated his Democratic challenger, William Jennings Bryan.
summaryLong: Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6, 1900. Incumbent Republican President William McKinley defeated his Democratic challenger, William Jennings Bryan.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Mckinley_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Mckinley_%28cropped%29.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1900 United States presidential election"
importance: 74
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election"
  title: 1900 US presidential election
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6, 1900. Incumbent Republican President William McKinley defeated his Democratic challenger, W
wikidataQid: Q699227
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260618174955/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-18
  label: 1900 US presidential election
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election"
