Candidate

William Jennings Bryan

3 runs · 0 wins · 1896 — 1908 · Democratic.

Total runs

3

Wins

0

Total EV

493

Parties

1

Reading William Jennings Bryan's campaigns

William Jennings Bryan ran for president 3 times between 1896 and 1908. William Jennings Bryan never won the presidency despite 3 attempts. Each campaign ran under the Democratic banner.

The strongest showing came in 1896 — 176 electoral votes in a race won by William McKinley. In all, William Jennings Bryan's campaigns gathered 493 electoral votes. Those campaigns fall within the Progressive Era.

Every run

Progressive Era

Runner-up · Democratic

176 EV · 46.7% pop

vs William McKinley

Progressive Era

Runner-up · Democratic

155 EV · 45.5% pop

vs William McKinley

Progressive Era

Runner-up · Democratic

162 EV · 43.0% pop

vs William Howard Taft

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