<page_title> 1896 United States presidential election </page_title> <section_title> Southern votes </section_title> <table> <cell> William McKinley <col_header> Presidential candidate </col_header> <col_header> Count </col_header> </cell> <cell> 271 <col_header> Electoral vote </col_header> </cell> <cell> William Jennings Bryan <col_header> Presidential candidate </col_header> <col_header> Count </col_header> </cell> <cell> 176 <col_header> Electoral vote </col_header> </cell> <cell> 224 <col_header> Electoral vote </col_header> <row_header> Needed to win </row_header> </cell> </table>
In the electoral vote, McKinley won, receiving 271 electoral votes to Bryan's 176 (224 were needed to win).