Ballot issued in Granite Precinct, Grant County, for election of Oregon members of the Electoral College

Ballot issued in Granite Precinct, Grant County, for election of Oregon members of the Electoral College, 1900

Overview of the Collection

Title: Ballot issued in Granite Precinct, Grant County, for election of Oregon members of the Electoral College
Dates: 1900
19001900
Quantity: 0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box)
Collection Number: Coll 1053
Summary: Blank ballot for use in the Granite Precinct of Grant County, Oregon, for the election of Oregon's Electoral College members for the 1900 United States presidential election. Republican William McKinley (1843-1901) won the presidential election both nationally and in Oregon.
Repository: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
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Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

In the United States presidential election of 1900, Republican incumbent William McKinley (1843-1901) won with 51.66 percent of the vote. In Oregon, McKinley won 55.46 percent of the popular vote and all four electoral votes, while Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) received 39.41 percent of the vote, and 5.13 percent of votes went to other candidates.

Source: General election data for 1900, Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, accessed September 24, 2024, https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=1900&datatype=national&def=1&f=0&off=0&elect=0

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists of a single blank ballot for use in the Granite Precinct of Grant County, Oregon, for the election on November 6, 1900. The ballot is specifically for the election of Oregon's four members of the Electoral College, who would then choose the United States president and vice president. The ballot lists four candidates for each of the five political parties running candidates for president and vice president: The Republican Party, the Democratic-People's Party, the Prohibition Party, the Regular People's Party, and the Social Democratic Party. The ballot also lists the names of the presidential and vice presidential candidate of each party. One of the Democratic-People's Party electors on the ballot is future Oregon Governor Walter M. Pierce. The ballot instructs voters to vote for four electors.

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Preferred Citation

Ballot issued in Granite Precinct, Grant County, for election of Oregon members of the Electoral College, Coll 1053, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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