1892 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

The 1892 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1892 United States presidential election in Washington

November 8, 1892

Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland James Weaver Party Republican Democratic Populist Home state Indiana New York Iowa Running mate Whitelaw Reid Adlai E. Stevenson James Field Electoral vote 4 0 0 Popular vote 36,460 29,802 19,165 Percentage 41.45% 33.88% 21.79%

County Results Harrison   30-40%   40-50%   50-60% Cleveland   40-50%

President before election Benjamin Harrison Republican Elected President Grover Cleveland Democratic

Washington participated in its first ever presidential election, having become the 42nd state on November 11, 1889. The state voted for the Republican incumbent president, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic candidate and former president, Grover Cleveland by a margin of 6,658 votes, or a 7.57% margin.

Results

1892 United States presidential election in Washington[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Benjamin Harrison (incumbent)	36,460	41.45%	4
	Democratic	Grover Cleveland	29,802	33.88%	0
	People's	James Weaver	19,165	21.79%	0
	Prohibition	John Bidwell	2,542	2.89%	0
Invalid or blank votes					—
Totals			87,969	100.00%	4
Voter turnout					—

Results by county

County	Benjamin Harrison[2]Republican		Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic[2]		James Baird Weaver[3]People's		John Bidwell[4]Prohbition		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Adams	244	42.81%	139	24.39%	181	31.75%	6	1.05%	570
Asotin	194	52.57%	143	38.75%	16	4.34%	16	4.34%	369
Chehalis	990	42.02%	798	33.87%	525	22.28%	43	1.83%	2,356
Clallam	518	38.20%	448	33.04%	383	28.24%	7	0.52%	1,356
Clark	1,089	41.95%	966	37.21%	449	17.30%	92	3.54%	2,596
Columbia	615	39.30%	672	42.94%	185	11.82%	93	5.94%	1,565
Cowlitz	738	41.69%	566	31.98%	430	24.29%	36	2.03%	1,770
Douglas	345	37.70%	253	27.65%	298	32.57%	19	2.08%	915
Franklin	28	23.53%	54	45.38%	34	28.57%	3	2.52%	119
Garfield	351	36.26%	288	29.75%	284	29.34%	45	4.65%	968
Island	162	40.81%	127	31.99%	93	23.43%	15	3.78%	397
Jefferson	622	44.33%	665	47.40%	98	6.99%	18	1.28%	1,403
King	6,520	44.17%	4,974	33.69%	2,801	18.97%	467	3.16%	14,762
Kitsap	438	34.60%	370	29.23%	400	31.60%	58	4.58%	1,266
Kittitas	855	37.83%	800	35.40%	573	25.35%	32	1.42%	2,260
Klickitat	616	47.02%	279	21.30%	367	28.02%	48	3.66%	1,310
Lewis	1,350	41.49%	1,014	31.16%	718	22.07%	172	5.29%	3,254
Lincoln	915	39.19%	831	35.59%	523	22.40%	66	2.83%	2,335
Mason	352	42.00%	356	42.48%	124	14.80%	6	0.72%	838
Okanogan	577	50.04%	425	36.86%	146	12.66%	5	0.43%	1,153
Pacific	759	52.60%	559	38.74%	86	5.96%	39	2.70%	1,443
Pierce	3,954	37.07%	3,621	33.95%	2,793	26.19%	297	2.78%	10,665
San Juan	348	54.89%	226	35.65%	45	7.10%	15	2.37%	634
Skagit	1,246	42.92%	923	31.79%	665	22.91%	69	2.38%	2,903
Skamania	91	39.74%	99	43.23%	34	14.85%	5	2.18%	229
Snohomish	1,488	34.93%	1,390	32.63%	1,302	30.56%	80	1.88%	4,260
Spokane	3,367	45.45%	2,247	30.33%	1,616	21.81%	178	2.40%	7,408
Stevens	622	37.31%	501	30.05%	529	31.73%	15	0.90%	1,667
Thurston	1,043	41.70%	810	32.39%	541	21.63%	107	4.28%	2,501
Wahkiakum	239	46.23%	225	43.52%	49	9.48%	4	0.77%	517
Walla Walla	1,362	47.14%	1,313	45.45%	88	3.05%	126	4.36%	2,889
Whatcom	1,709	41.50%	1,161	28.19%	1,080	26.23%	168	4.08%	4,118
Whitman	2,131	37.39%	2,061	36.16%	1,329	23.32%	178	3.12%	5,699
Yakima	625	41.47%	498	33.05%	370	24.55%	14	0.93%	1,507
Totals	36,503	41.48%	29,802	33.87%	19,155	21.77%	2,542	2.89%	88,002

References

1. "1892 Presidential General Election Results – Washington". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
2. Géoelections; Presidential election of 1892 Popular Vote (xlsx file for €15)
3. Géoelections; Popular Vote for James B. Weaver (xlsx file for €15)
4. Géoelections; Popular Vote for John Bidwell (xlsx file for €15)