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Indiana was a swing state in national elections between the Civil War and 1900.

The 1890s marked a period of political realignment, influenced by economic hardship and the rise of third parties.

William Jennings Bryan, a prominent figure in the 1896 and 1900 elections, campaigned extensively in Indiana, including Muncie.

Indiana was a swing state in national elections between the Civil War and 1900.

The majority of Hoosiers voted for Republicans Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses Grant for president in the elections between 1860 and 1872, Democrat Samuel Tilden in 1876, Republican James Garfield in 1880, Democrat Grover Cleveland in 1884, Republican Benjamin Harrison in 1888 and Cleveland again in 1892.

Many of these elections were close. For example, Harrison only narro

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