1892 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1892 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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  1888 November 8, 1892 1896  
  StephenGroverCleveland.jpg Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg
Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Indiana
Running mate Adlai Stevenson I Whitelaw Reid
Electoral vote60
Popular vote82,39577,032
Percentage50.06%46.80%

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President before election

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

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

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Connecticut voted for the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term over incumbent President Republican Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a narrow margin of 3.26%.

Results

1892 United States presidential election in Connecticut [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York Adlai Ewing Stevenson I of Illinois 82,39550.06%6100.00%
Republican Benjamin Harrison of Indiana (incumbent) Whitelaw Reid of New York 77,03246.80%00.00%
Prohibition John Bidwell of California James Cranfill of Texas 4,0262.45%00.00%
Populist James Baird Weaver of Iowa James Gaven Field of Virginia 8090.49%00.00%
Socialist Labor Simon Wing of Massachusetts Charles Horatio Matchett of New York 3330.20%00.00%
Total164,595100.00%6100.00%

See also

References

  1. "1892 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.