Election in Wyoming
Main article: 1892 United States presidential election
1892 United States presidential election in Wyoming
Nominee
Benjamin Harrison
James B. Weaver
Party
Republican
Populist
Alliance
Democratic [a]
Home state
Indiana
Iowa
Running mate
Whitelaw Reid
James G. Field
Electoral vote
3
0
Popular vote
8,454
7,722
Percentage
50.52%
46.14%
County Results
Harrison
40-50%
50-60%
Weaver
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
President before election
Benjamin Harrison
Republican
Elected President
Grover Cleveland
Democratic
The 1892 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election . State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Wyoming participated in its first ever presidential election, having become the 44th state on July 10, 1890. The state was won by President Benjamin Harrison (R –Indiana ), the 28th United States Ambassador to France Whitelaw Reid , with 50.52 percent of the popular vote, against representative James B. Weaver (P –Iowa ), running with the Attorney General of Virginia , James G. Field , with 46.14 percent of the popular vote.[1] Grover Cleveland was not on the ballot in Wyoming because his supporters fused with Weaver in an effort to deny Harrison Wyoming's electoral votes.[2]
Results [ ]
Results by county [ ]
County
Benjamin Harrison[3] Republican
James Baird Weaver[4] Populist/Democratic[a]
John Bidwell[5] Prohibition
Various candidates Write-ins
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Albany
1,100
49.48%
1,041
46.83%
82
3.69%
59
2.65%
2,223
Carbon
978
52.27%
853
45.59%
40
2.14%
125
6.68%
1,871
Converse
494
54.23%
360
39.52%
57
6.26%
134
14.71%
911
Crook
399
42.72%
516
55.25%
19
2.03%
-117
-12.53%
934
Fremont
648
55.53%
495
42.42%
1
0.09%
23
1.97%
153
13.11%
1,167
Johnson
309
34.30%
561
62.26%
31
3.44%
-252
-27.96%
901
Laramie
1,890
57.59%
1,329
40.49%
57
1.74%
6
0.18%
561
17.10%
3,282
Natrona
194
55.91%
148
42.65%
5
1.44%
46
13.26%
347
Sheridan
509
46.36%
517
47.09%
72
6.56%
-8
-0.73%
1,098
Sweetwater
674
47.03%
702
48.99%
57
3.98%
-28
-1.96%
1,433
Uinta
965
47.65%
993
49.04%
67
3.31%
-28
-1.39%
2,025
Weston
294
57.20%
207
40.27%
13
2.53%
87
16.93%
514
Totals
8,454
50.60%
7,722
46.22%
501
3.00%
29
0.17%
732
4.38%
16,706
Notes [ ]
^ a b c Weaver took over the “Democratic” line in Wyoming, although nationally he ran as the nominee of the Populist Party .
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