1892 United States presidential election in South Dakota

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1892 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Flag of South Dakota (1909-1963).svg
November 8, 1892 1896  
  Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg James B. Weaver 1892 (cropped).jpg StephenGroverCleveland.jpg
Nominee Benjamin Harrison James B. Weaver Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Independent Democratic
Alliance Populist
Home state Indiana Iowa New York
Running mate Whitelaw Reid James G. Field Adlai Stevenson I
Electoral vote400
Popular vote34,88826,5449,081
Percentage49.48%37.64%12.88%

South Dakota Presidential Election Results 1892.svg
County Results

President before election

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

The 1892 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 8, 1892. All contemporary 44 states were part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. South Dakota participated in its first ever presidential election, having been admitted as the 40th state on November 2, 1889.

Contents

The state was won by the Republican ticket of incumbent President Benjamin Harrison of Indiana and his running mate Whitelaw Reid of New York, by a margin of 11.84%. He defeated independent James B. Weaver of Iowa and his running mate James G. Field of Virginia (both of whom ran under the Populist banner nationally), and the Democratic ticket of former (and future) President Grover Cleveland of New York and his running mate Adlai Stevenson of Illinois.

Results

1892 United States presidential election in South Dakota [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Benjamin Harrison (incumbent)34,88849.48%4
Independent James Weaver 26,54437.64%0
Democratic Grover Cleveland 9,08112.88%0
Totals70,513100.00%4
Voter turnout

Results by county

County [2] Benjamin Harrison
Republican
Stephen Grover Cleveland
Democratic
James Baird Weaver
Independent
Margin [a] Total votes cast
#%#%#%#%
Aurora 46146.95%20721.08%31431.98%14714.97%982
Beadle 98452.85%20611.06%67236.09%31216.76%1,862
Bon Homme 87949.52%26014.65%63635.83%24313.69%1,775
Brookings 1,08251.57%1899.01%82739.42%25512.15%2,098
Brown 1,44645.33%2798.75%1,46545.92%-19-0.60%3,190
Brule 53844.03%20016.37%48439.61%544.42%1,222
Buffalo 7850.65%138.44%6340.91%159.74%154
Butte 15440.10%287.29%20252.60%-48-12.50%384
Campbell 39058.12%7711.48%20430.40%18627.72%671
Charles Mix 51657.40%11512.79%26829.81%24827.59%899
Clark 73147.19%19712.72%62140.09%1107.10%1,549
Clay 91853.65%1649.59%62936.76%28916.89%1,711
Codington 88252.16%40824.13%40123.71%474 [b] 28.03%1,691
Custer 50349.27%16616.26%35234.48%15114.79%1,021
Davison 56942.81%1209.03%64048.16%-71-5.34%1,329
Day 75238.92%36218.74%81842.34%-66-3.42%1,932
Deuel 44143.79%12612.51%44043.69%10.10%1,007
Douglas 54150.85%10910.24%41438.91%12711.94%1,064
Edmunds 38644.22%15617.87%33137.92%556.30%873
Fall River 56953.73%26224.74%22821.53%307 [b] 28.99%1,059
Faulk 47363.75%10714.42%16221.83%31141.91%742
Grant 60540.74%18812.66%69246.60%-87-5.86%1,485
Hamlin 53750.80%16115.23%35933.96%17816.84%1,057
Hand 52644.46%705.92%58749.62%-61-5.16%1,183
Hanson 37836.21%19618.77%47045.02%-92-8.81%1,044
Hughes 45962.88%10213.97%16923.15%29039.73%730
Hutchinson 1,03464.42%25415.83%31719.75%71744.67%1,605
Hyde 18456.44%5115.64%9127.91%9328.53%326
Jerauld 32747.05%456.47%32346.47%40.58%695
Kingsbury 95146.28%1758.52%92945.21%221.07%2,055
Lake 74243.47%19611.48%76945.05%-27-1.58%1,707
Lawrence 2,14051.18%54613.06%1,49535.76%64515.43%4,181
Lincoln 1,13055.53%20610.12%69934.35%43121.18%2,035
Marshall 47743.96%11410.51%49445.53%-17-1.57%1,085
McCook 57337.35%26217.08%69945.57%-126-8.21%1,534
McPherson 48750.52%22122.93%25626.56%23123.96%964
Meade 42736.56%12810.96%61352.48%-186-15.92%1,168
Miner 48638.57%29023.02%48438.41%20.16%1,260
Minnehaha 2,20852.31%48411.47%1,52936.22%67916.09%4,221
Moody 73553.30%966.96%54839.74%18713.56%1,379
Pennington 95950.66%1477.77%78741.57%1729.09%1,893
Potter 32051.12%579.11%24939.78%7111.34%626
Roberts 53862.85%687.94%25029.21%28833.64%856
Sanborn 56455.62%959.37%35535.01%20920.61%1,014
Spink 1,13353.04%1718.01%83238.95%30114.09%2,136
Stanley 7649.03%2918.71%5032.26%2616.77%155
Sully 27857.44%398.06%16734.50%11122.93%484
Turner 1,10856.68%42921.94%41821.38%679 [b] 34.73%1,955
Union 86043.30%24112.13%88544.56%-25-1.26%1,986
Walworth 18744.21%4510.64%19145.15%-4-0.95%423
Yankton 1,16653.98%22810.56%76635.46%40018.52%2,160
Totals34,88849.40%9,08512.87%26,64437.73%8,24411.67%70,617

See also

Notes

  1. Because Weaver finished second behind Harrison and ahead of Cleveland in South Dakota as a whole, all margins given are Harrison vote minus Weaver vote and percentage margins Harrison percentage minus Weaver percentage unless otherwise stated for the county in question.
  2. 1 2 3 In this county where Cleveland did finish second ahead of Weaver, margin given is Harrison vote minus Cleveland vote and percentage margin Harrison percentage minus Cleveland percentage.

References

  1. "1892 Presidential General Election Results – South Dakota". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.
  2. Géoelections; Presidential election of 1892 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)