<page_title> William Jennings Bryan 1896 presidential campaign </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> William McKinley <col_header> Presidential candidate </col_header> <col_header> Count </col_header> </cell> <cell> Republican <col_header> Party </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ohio <col_header> Home state </col_header> <col_header> Vice-presidential candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 7,102,246 <col_header> Popular vote </col_header> </cell> <cell> William Jennings Bryan <col_header> Presidential candidate </col_header> <col_header> Count </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6,492,559 <col_header> Popular vote </col_header> </cell> </table>
William Jennings Bryan was defeated by the Republican candidate William McKinley of Ohio in the 1896 Presidential Election.