1892 United States presidential election in Wyoming

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

1892 United States presidential election in Wyoming

November 8, 1892

Nominee Benjamin Harrison James B. Weaver Party Republican Democratic Home state Indiana Iowa Running mate Whitelaw Reid James G. Field Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 8,454 7,722 Percentage 50.52% 46.14%

County Results Harrison   40-50%   50-60% Weaver   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%

President before election Benjamin Harrison Republican Elected President Grover Cleveland Democratic

Wyoming participated in its first ever presidential election, having become the 44th state on July 10, 1890. The state was won by President Benjamin Harrison (R–Indiana), the 28th United States Ambassador to France Whitelaw Reid, with 50.52 percent of the popular vote, against representative James B. Weaver (P–Iowa), running with the Attorney General of Virginia, James G. Field, with 46.14 percent of the popular vote.[1] Grover Cleveland was not on the ballot in Wyoming because his supporters fused with Weaver in an effort to deny Harrison Wyoming's electoral votes.[2]

Results

1892 United States presidential election in Wyoming[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Benjamin Harrison	8,454	50.52%
	Democratic[lower-alpha 1]	James B. Weaver	7,722	46.14%
	Prohibition	John Bidwell	530	3.17%
	Write-ins	Write-ins	29	0.17%
Total votes			16,735	100.00%

Results by county

County	Benjamin Harrison[3] Republican		James Baird Weaver[4] Democratic[lower-alpha 1]		John Bidwell[5] Prohibition		Various candidates Write-ins		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Albany	1,100	49.48%	1,041	46.83%	82	3.69%			59	2.65%	2,223
Carbon	978	52.27%	853	45.59%	40	2.14%			125	6.68%	1,871
Converse	494	54.23%	360	39.52%	57	6.26%			134	14.71%	911
Crook	399	42.72%	516	55.25%	19	2.03%			-117	-12.53%	934
Fremont	648	55.53%	495	42.42%	1	0.09%	23	1.97%	153	13.11%	1,167
Johnson	309	34.30%	561	62.26%	31	3.44%			-252	-27.96%	901
Laramie	1,890	57.59%	1,329	40.49%	57	1.74%	6	0.18%	561	17.10%	3,282
Natrona	194	55.91%	148	42.65%	5	1.44%			46	13.26%	347
Sheridan	509	46.36%	517	47.09%	72	6.56%			-8	-0.73%	1,098
Sweetwater	674	47.03%	702	48.99%	57	3.98%			-28	-1.96%	1,433
Uinta	965	47.65%	993	49.04%	67	3.31%			-28	-1.39%	2,025
Weston	294	57.20%	207	40.27%	13	2.53%			87	16.93%	514
Totals	8,454	50.60%	7,722	46.22%	501	3.00%	29	0.17%	732	4.38%	16,706

Notes

1. Weaver took over the “Democratic” line in Wyoming, although nationally he ran as the nominee of the Populist Party.

References

1. "1892 Presidential Election Results Wyoming".
2. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 25 ISBN 0786422173
3. Géoelections; Presidential election of 1892 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
4. Géoelections; Popular Vote for James B. Weaver (.xlsx file for €15)
5. Géoelections; Popular Vote for John Bidwell (.xlsx file for €15)