| 1892 presidential election | |
  Nominees Harrison and Reid | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | June 7–10, 1892 |
| City | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Venue | Industrial Exposition Building |
| Chair | William McKinley |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Benjamin Harrison of Indiana |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Whitelaw Reid of New York |
| Other candidates | James G. Blaine William McKinley |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 906 |
| Votes needed for nomination | 454 |
| Results (president) | Harrison (IN): 535.17 (59.07%) McKinley (OH): 182 (20.09%) Blaine (ME): 181.83 (20.07%) Reed (ME): 4 (0.44%) Lincoln (IL): 1 (0.11%) |
| Ballots | 1 |
The 1892 Republican National Convention was held at the Industrial Exposition Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, from June 7 to June 10, 1892. The party nominated President Benjamin Harrison for re-election on the first ballot and Whitelaw Reid of New York for vice president.[1]
James S. Clarkson of Iowa was the outgoing chairman of the Republican National Committee. J. Sloat Fassett of New York was the temporary chairman, and Governor William McKinley of Ohio was the permanent chair of the convention.
James G. Blaine, Harrison's Secretary of State who had resigned from the cabinet on June 4, 1892, had his name submitted for consideration by the delegates on the eve of the convention but drew little support. Governor McKinley barely edged out Blaine for second place among the delegates.
Although successful in his bid for re-nomination, President Harrison's performance was underwhelming for an incumbent, due in part to the crushing defeat that the party had suffered in the 1890 midterm elections. He and Reid would lose the 1892 general election to former president Grover Cleveland and his running mate Adlai Stevenson.
The 1892 RNC was also the first convention where women were allowed to be delegates. Therese Alberta (Parkinson) Jenkins, delegate from Wyoming, cast the first vote by a woman for president; Wyoming had granted full suffrage for women at statehood in 1890.
- ^ "Different twin city, but a similar RNC tale 116 years later". Twin Cities. 2008-08-10. Retrieved 2018-05-29.