<P> The United States presidential election of 1896 was the 28th quadrennial presidential election , held on Tuesday , November 3 , 1896 . Former Governor William McKinley , the Republican candidate , defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan . The 1896 campaign , which took place during an economic depression known as the Panic of 1893 , was a realigning election that ended the old Third Party System and began the Fourth Party System . </P>
<P> The United States presidential election of 1896 was the 28th quadrennial presidential election , held on Tuesday , November 3 , 1896 . Former Governor William McKinley , the Republican candidate , defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan . The 1896 campaign , which took place during an economic depression known as the Panic of 1893 , was a realigning election that ended the old Third Party System and began the Fourth Party System . </P>
who were the candidates in the 1896 election
who were the candidates in the 1896 election
Former Governor William McKinley , the Republican candidate Democrat William Jennings Bryan
Former Governor William McKinley , the Republican candidate Democrat William Jennings Bryan