Election in Washington
Main article: 1892 United States presidential election
1892 United States presidential election in Washington
Nominee
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
James B. Weaver
Party
Republican
Democratic
Populist
Home state
Indiana
New York
Iowa
Running mate
Whitelaw Reid
Adlai E. Stevenson
James Field
Electoral vote
4
0
0
Popular vote
36,460
29,802
19,165
Percentage
41.45%
33.88%
21.79%
County Results
Harrison
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
Cleveland
40-50%
President before election
Benjamin Harrison
Republican
Elected President
Grover Cleveland
Democratic
The 1892 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election . Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Washington participated in its first ever presidential election, having become the 42nd state on November 11, 1889. The state voted for the Republican incumbent president , Benjamin Harrison , over the Democratic candidate and former president, Grover Cleveland by a margin of 6,658 votes, or a 7.57% margin.
Results [ ]
1892 United States presidential election in Washington[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Republican
Benjamin Harrison (incumbent )
36,460
41.45%
4
Democratic
Grover Cleveland
29,802
33.88%
0
People's
James Weaver
19,165
21.79%
0
Prohibition
John Bidwell
2,542
2.89%
0
Invalid or blank votes
—
Totals
87,969
100.00%
4
Voter turnout
—
Results by county [ ]
County
Benjamin Harrison[2] Republican
Stephen Grover Cleveland
Democratic[2]
James Baird Weaver[3] People's
John Bidwell[4] Prohbition
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
244
42.81%
139
24.39%
181
31.75%
6
1.05%
570
Asotin
194
52.57%
143
38.75%
16
4.34%
16
4.34%
369
Chehalis
990
42.02%
798
33.87%
525
22.28%
43
1.83%
2,356
Clallam
518
38.20%
448
33.04%
383
28.24%
7
0.52%
1,356
Clark
1,089
41.95%
966
37.21%
449
17.30%
92
3.54%
2,596
Columbia
615
39.30%
672
42.94%
185
11.82%
93
5.94%
1,565
Cowlitz
738
41.69%
566
31.98%
430
24.29%
36
2.03%
1,770
Douglas
345
37.70%
253
27.65%
298
32.57%
19
2.08%
915
Franklin
28
23.53%
54
45.38%
34
28.57%
3
2.52%
119
Garfield
351
36.26%
288
29.75%
284
29.34%
45
4.65%
968
Island
162
40.81%
127
31.99%
93
23.43%
15
3.78%
397
Jefferson
622
44.33%
665
47.40%
98
6.99%
18
1.28%
1,403
King
6,520
44.17%
4,974
33.69%
2,801
18.97%
467
3.16%
14,762
Kitsap
438
34.60%
370
29.23%
400
31.60%
58
4.58%
1,266
Kittitas
855
37.83%
800
35.40%
573
25.35%
32
1.42%
2,260
Klickitat
616
47.02%
279
21.30%
367
28.02%
48
3.66%
1,310
Lewis
1,350
41.49%
1,014
31.16%
718
22.07%
172
5.29%
3,254
Lincoln
915
39.19%
831
35.59%
523
22.40%
66
2.83%
2,335
Mason
352
42.00%
356
42.48%
124
14.80%
6
0.72%
838
Okanogan
577
50.04%
425
36.86%
146
12.66%
5
0.43%
1,153
Pacific
759
52.60%
559
38.74%
86
5.96%
39
2.70%
1,443
Pierce
3,954
37.07%
3,621
33.95%
2,793
26.19%
297
2.78%
10,665
San Juan
348
54.89%
226
35.65%
45
7.10%
15
2.37%
634
Skagit
1,246
42.92%
923
31.79%
665
22.91%
69
2.38%
2,903
Skamania
91
39.74%
99
43.23%
34
14.85%
5
2.18%
229
Snohomish
1,488
34.93%
1,390
32.63%
1,302
30.56%
80
1.88%
4,260
Spokane
3,367
45.45%
2,247
30.33%
1,616
21.81%
178
2.40%
7,408
Stevens
622
37.31%
501
30.05%
529
31.73%
15
0.90%
1,667
Thurston
1,043
41.70%
810
32.39%
541
21.63%
107
4.28%
2,501
Wahkiakum
239
46.23%
225
43.52%
49
9.48%
4
0.77%
517
Walla Walla
1,362
47.14%
1,313
45.45%
88
3.05%
126
4.36%
2,889
Whatcom
1,709
41.50%
1,161
28.19%
1,080
26.23%
168
4.08%
4,118
Whitman
2,131
37.39%
2,061
36.16%
1,329
23.32%
178
3.12%
5,699
Yakima
625
41.47%
498
33.05%
370
24.55%
14
0.93%
1,507
Totals
36,503
41.48%
29,802
33.87%
19,155
21.77%
2,542
2.89%
88,002
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