1892 United States presidential election in Texas

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1892 United States presidential election in Texas

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Nominee Grover Cleveland James B. Weaver Benjamin Harrison Party Democratic Populist Republican Home state New York Iowa Indiana Running mate Adlai Stevenson I James G. Field Whitelaw Reid Electoral vote 15 0 0 Popular vote 239,148 99,688 81,144 Percentage 56.65% 23.61% 19.22%

County Results Cleveland   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Weaver   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   90–100% Harrison   40–50%   50–60%   60–70% Other   No votes recorded   Unsettled areas   Unorganized territories

President before election Benjamin Harrison Republican Elected President Grover Cleveland Democratic

The 1892 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 8, 1892. All contemporary 44 states were part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Texas voters chose 15 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Texas was won by the Democratic nominees, Grover Cleveland of New York and his running mate Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois.

Although Harrison received less than 20% of the statewide vote, this was the last time Starr County voted for the Republican candidate until 2024. ^{[1] [2]}

Results

1892 United States presidential election in Texas [3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Grover Cleveland	239,148	56.65%	15
	People's	James Weaver	99,688	23.61%	0
	Republican	Benjamin Harrison (incumbent)	81,144	19.22%	0
	Prohibition	John Bidwell	2,165	0.51%	0
Totals			422,145	100.00%	15
Voter turnout					—

See also

• United States presidential elections in Texas

References

1. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
2. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 309–319 ISBN   0786422173
3. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Texas