1900 United States elections
The 1900 United States elections elected the 57th United States Congress. The election was held during the Fourth Party System. Republicans retained control of the presidency and both houses of Congress, while third parties suffered defeats.
| ← 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 → Presidential election year | |
| Election day | November 6 |
|---|---|
| Incumbent president | William McKinley (Republican) |
| Next Congress | 57th |
| Presidential election | |
| Partisan control | Republican hold |
| Popular vote margin | Republican +6.1% |
| Electoral vote | |
| William McKinley (R) | 292 |
| William Jennings Bryan (D) | 155 |
| 1900 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by McKinley, blue denotes states won by Bryan. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. | |
| Senate elections | |
| Overall control | Republican hold |
| Seats contested | 30 of 90 seats |
| Net seat change | Democratic +2 |
| House elections | |
| Overall control | Republican hold |
| Seats contested | All 357 voting members |
| Net seat change | Republican +13 |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 34 |
| Net seat change | Republican +3 |
| Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold | |
In a re-match of the 1896 presidential election, Republican President William McKinley defeated Democratic former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska. McKinley's previous running mate, Vice President Garret Hobart, had died in office, so the Republicans nominated New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt as their vice presidential candidate. McKinley again won by a comfortable margin in both the popular vote and the electoral college, and he picked up a handful of states in the West and the Midwest. McKinley's win made him the first sitting president to win re-election since Ulysses S. Grant in 1872.
Republicans won minor gains in the House, maintaining their majority.
In the Senate, the Democrats made moderate gains while the Populist Party lost three seats. Republicans continued to maintain a commanding majority in the chamber.