1892 United States presidential election in Montana

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1892 United States presidential election in Montana
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November 8, 1892 (1892-11-08) 1896  →
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Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland James Weaver
Party Republican Democratic Populist
Home state Indiana New York Iowa
Running mate Whitelaw Reid Adlai Stevenson James Field
Electoral vote300
Popular vote18,87117,6907,338
Percentage42.44%39.79%16.50%
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County Results
President before election

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

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

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Montana participated in its first-ever presidential election, having become the 41st state on November 8, 1889. The state voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent president Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former president Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term and over the People's Party (Populists) nominee James B. Weaver. Harrison won Montana by a narrow margin of 2.65%.

Cleveland is the only Democrat to win the White House without carrying Silver Bow County.

Results

1892 United States presidential election in Montana [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Benjamin Harrison (incumbent)18,87142.44%3
Democratic Grover Cleveland 17,69039.79%0
People's James Weaver 7,33816.50%0
Prohibition John Bidwell 5621.26%0
Totals44,46199.99%3

Results by county

CountyBenjamin Harrison [2]
Republican		Stephen Grover Cleveland [2]
Democratic		James Baird Weaver [3]
People's		John Bidwell [4]
Prohibition		MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%
Beaverhead 72953.33%46333.87%15511.34%201.46%26619.46%1,367
Cascade 1,29545.22%1,18441.34%33711.77%481.68%1113.88%2,864
Chouteau 78851.91%67644.53%352.31%191.25%1127.38%1,518
Custer 68052.67%53741.60%665.11%80.62%14311.07%1,291
Dawson 34353.43%26841.74%233.58%81.25%7511.69%642
Deer Lodge 1,93035.47%2,15239.55%1,31924.24%400.74%-222-4.08%5,441
Fergus 76655.59%56040.64%312.25%211.52%20614.95%1,378
Gallatin 99843.32%1,14449.65%803.47%823.56%-146-6.33%2,304
Jefferson 74038.05%73037.53%44722.98%281.44%100.52%1,945
Lewis and Clark 2,01438.14%2,09339.64%1,07320.32%1001.89%-79-1.50%5,280
Madison 76248.81%63440.61%1519.67%140.90%1288.20%1,561
Meagher 83944.63%73539.10%29215.53%140.74%1045.53%1,880
Missoula 2,04539.82%2,34045.56%70613.75%450.88%-295-5.74%5,136
Park 1,19249.81%1,04843.79%1235.14%301.25%1446.02%2,393
Silver Bow 3,25138.58%2,64831.43%2,47329.35%540.64%6037.15%8,426
Yellowstone 47953.88%36941.51%232.59%182.02%11012.37%889
Totals18,851 [a] 42.54%17,581 [a] 39.67%7,334 [a] 16.55%5491.24%1,2702.87%44,315

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Small differences exist between these figures and those of Dave Leip.

References

  1. ↑ "1892 Presidential General Election Results – Montana". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "presidential election of 1892 Popular Vote". Géoelections.
  3. ↑ "Popular Vote for James B. Weaver". Géoelections.
  4. ↑ "Popular Vote for John Bidwell". Géoelections.
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