northern Alabama and Virginia, representing a mix of white Southern Unionist counties along with majority black counties in areas where black disenfranchisement was not yet complete (such as North Carolina, where a Republican-Populist fusion ticket had captured the General Assembly in 1894). Even in Georgia, a state in the Deep South, there were counties returning Republican majorities. (a) Includes 912,241 votes as the People's nominee (b) Sewall was Bryan's Democratic running mate. (c) Watson was Bryan's People's running mate. Source (Popular Vote): Source (Electoral Vote): Geography of results Cartographic gallery Results by state Close states Margin of victory less than 1% (26 electoral votes; 20 won by Republicans; 6 by Democrats): Kentucky, 0.06% (277 votes) South Dakota, 0.22% (183 votes) California, 0.64% (1,922 votes) Margin of victory less than 5% (55 electoral votes; 42 won by Republicans; 13 by Democrats): Oregon, 2.09% (2,040 votes) Indiana, 2.85% (18,181 votes) Kansas, 3.69% (12,330 votes) Wyoming, 3.74% (789 votes) Ohio, 4.78% (48,494 votes) (tipping point state) Margin of victory between 5% and 10% (66 electoral votes; 6 won by Republicans; 60 by Democrats): Nebraska, 5.35% (11,943 votes) West Virginia, 5.40% (10,899 votes) Tennessee, 5.76% (18,485 votes) North Carolina, 5.82% (19,286 votes) Virginia, 6.56% (19,329 votes) Missouri, 8.71% (58,727 votes) Statistics Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Republican) Zapata County, Texas 94.34% Leslie County, Kentucky 91.39% Addison County, Vermont 89.17% Unicoi County, Tennessee 89.04% Keweenaw County, Michigan 88.96% Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Democratic) West Carroll Parish, Louisiana 99.84% Leflore County, Mississippi 99.68% Smith County, Mississippi 99.26% Pitkin County, Colorado 99.21% Neshoba County, Mississippi 99.15% Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Populist) Madera County, California 62.80% Lake County, California 61.95% Stanislaus County, California 59.00% San Benito County, California 57.59% San Luis Obispo County, California 56.37% Adaptation The election parade for William McKinley is seen on The Little House film in 1952. See also American election campaigns in the 19th century History of the United States (1865–1918) First inauguration of William McKinley Political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Third Party System 1896 United States House of Representatives elections 1896–97 United States Senate elections References Further reading Burnham, Walter Dean. "The system of 1896: An analysis" in Paul Kleppner, W.D. Burnham, Ronald P. Formisano, Samuel P. Hays, Richard Jensen, and Walter G. Shade. The Eevolution of American electoral systems (Greenwood, 1981) pp. 147-202. Diamond, William, "Urban and Rural Voting in 1896," American Historical