1892 United States presidential election in Texas

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

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]

  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