1892 United States presidential election in California explained

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Election Name:1892 United States presidential election in California
Country:California
Flag Year:1846
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1888 United States presidential election in California
Previous Year:1888
Next Election:1896 United States presidential election in California
Next Year:1896
Election Date:November 8, 1892
Image1:StephenGroverCleveland.png
Nominee1:Grover Cleveland
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:New York
Running Mate1:Adlai E. Stevenson
Electoral Vote1:8
Popular Vote1:118,174
Percentage1:43.83%
Nominee2:Benjamin Harrison
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:Indiana
Running Mate2:Whitelaw Reid
Electoral Vote2:1
Popular Vote2:118,027
Percentage2:43.78%
Image3:James B. Weaver 1892 (cropped).jpg
Nominee3:James Weaver
Party3:Populist Party (United States)
Home State3:Iowa
Running Mate3:James Field
Electoral Vote3:0
Popular Vote3:25,311
Percentage3:9.39%
Map Size:300px
President
Before Election:Benjamin Harrison
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Grover Cleveland
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1892 United States presidential election in California was held on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Incumbent President Benjamin Harrison’s administration had been plagued by divisions within his party and by controversy over foreign relations, notably with Italy and Chile.[1] In California, Harrison became less popular because it was believed that Senator Leland Stanford was dictating policies in the interest of the Southern Pacific Railroad.[1] Opposition to its power had already spawned several unsuccessful reform movements in California since 1873,[2] and the growing Populist movement also gained substantial support from small farmers in the state’s Central Valley region.[3] The relative weakness of partisan loyalties in California helped give the movement much more influence than in the East,[4] however the much greater urban character of the state’s economy, the diversity of its agricultural sector and the access of its wheat growers – the basis for Populist victories in the Plains States – to major ocean ports severely weakened the Populist Party under 1880 Greenback nominee James B. Weaver in California.[5] Consequently California would prove Weaver’s weakest state west of the Missouri River, giving him less than ten percent of the vote.

California voted for the Democratic challenger, former president Grover Cleveland, over the Republican incumbent, Benjamin Harrison by an extremely narrow margin of just 147 votes, or a 0.05452% margin, which constitutes the fifth-closest statewide presidential election result on record, behind Florida in 2000, Maryland in 1832 and 1904, and California itself 20 years later in 1912. Because the vote was so close and voters voted for individual electors, the ninth Cleveland elector received fewer votes than one Harrison elector, who was thus elected.[6] This was the second occasion in which California's electoral vote was split, rather than being awarded to a single candidate. The first occasion was in 1880. Such a split would only subsequently occur in California two subsequent times (1896, and 1912).[7] California is one of just three states that Cleveland won in 1892 but lost in his first two presidential elections, the others being Illinois and Wisconsin.

Results

+ General Election Results[8] PartyPledged toElectorVotes
bgcolor=Democratic PartyGrover ClevelandR. A. Long118,174
bgcolor=Democratic PartyGrover ClevelandJ. A. Filcher118,151
bgcolor=Democratic PartyGrover ClevelandR. P. Hammond118,112
bgcolor=Democratic PartyGrover ClevelandWilliam Graves118,109
bgcolor=Democratic PartyGrover ClevelandJackson Hatch118,096
bgcolor=Democratic PartyGrover ClevelandJ. D. Lynch118,029
Republican PartyBenjamin HarrisonThomas R. Bard118,027
bgcolor=Democratic PartyGrover ClevelandM. Rosenthal118,008
bgcolor=Democratic PartyGrover ClevelandW. L. Silman117,962
bgcolor=Democratic PartyGrover ClevelandJ. F. Thompson117,840
Republican PartyBenjamin HarrisonWilliam Carson117,747
Republican PartyBenjamin HarrisonJ. C. Campbell117,743
Republican PartyBenjamin HarrisonJ. A. Waymire117,717
Republican PartyBenjamin HarrisonH. V. Morehouse117,711
Republican PartyBenjamin HarrisonM. L. Mery117,670
Republican PartyBenjamin HarrisonIsaac Hecht117,613
Republican PartyBenjamin HarrisonJ. R. Willoughby117,605
Republican PartyBenjamin HarrisonS. L. Hanscom117,504
People's PartyJames B. WeaverS. Bowers25,311
People's PartyJames B. WeaverA. L. Warner25,256
People's PartyJames B. WeaverJ. S. Dore25,254
People's PartyJames B. WeaverJ. N. Barton25,243
People's PartyJames B. WeaverL. F. Moulton25,237
People's PartyJames B. WeaverT. V. Cator25,229
People's PartyJames B. WeaverWilliam McCormick25,217
People's PartyJames B. WeaverW. C. Bowman25,201
People's PartyJames B. WeaverD. T. Fowler25,176
Prohibition PartyJohn BidwellR. H. McDonald8,096
Prohibition PartyJohn BidwellWilliam P. Miller8,029
Prohibition PartyJohn BidwellF. M. Porter8,028
Prohibition PartyJohn BidwellA. McArthur8,007
Prohibition PartyJohn BidwellF. E. Kellogg7,995
Prohibition PartyJohn BidwellT. L. Hierlihy7,991
Prohibition PartyJohn BidwellF. E. Caton7,980
Prohibition PartyJohn BidwellH. H. Luse7,972
Prohibition PartyJohn BidwellS. Fowler7,921
Write-inScattering1
Votes cast269,609

Results by county

CountyStephen Grover Cleveland
Democratic		Benjamin Harrison
Republican		James Baird Weaver
People's		John Bidwell
Prohibition		Scattering
Write-in		MarginTotal votes cast
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Alameda7,11438.52%8,79247.60%2,11411.45%4502.44%00.00%align="center" -1,678align="center" -9.09%18,470
Alpine1719.77%6575.58%44.65%00.00%00.00%align="center" -48align="center" -55.81%86
Amador1,25548.01%1,12543.04%1646.27%702.68%00.00%1304.97%2,614
Butte2,14145.89%2,18046.73%1833.92%1613.45%00.00%align="center" -39align="center" -0.84%4,665
Calaveras1,27646.79%1,35549.69%752.75%210.77%00.00%align="center" -79align="center" -2.90%2,727
Colusa1,18757.20%64531.08%1919.20%522.51%00.00%54226.12%2,075
Contra Costa1,33242.30%1,63151.79%1213.84%652.06%00.00%align="center" -299align="center" -9.50%3,149
Del Norte33952.72%23536.55%599.18%101.56%00.00%10416.17%643
El Dorado1,27048.00%1,15943.80%1746.58%431.63%00.00%1114.20%2,646
Fresno3,45342.35%3.03137.18%1,29515.88%3744.59%00.00%4225.18%8,153
Glenn80851.70%52833.78%18311.71%442.82%00.00%28017.91%1,563
Humboldt1,84433.98%2,41644.53%1,03619.09%1302.40%00.00%align="center" -572align="center" -10.54%5,426
Inyo26633.25%40951.13%8510.63%405.00%00.00%align="center" -143align="center" -17.88%800
Kern1,26650.38%99239.47%2018.00%542.15%00.00%27410.90%2,513
Lake64444.97%53237.15%20814.53%483.35%00.00%1127.82%1,432
Lassen52446.66%54048.09%403.56%191.69%00.00%align="center" -16align="center" -1.42%1,123
Los Angeles8,11935.64%10,22644.89%3,08613.55%1,3485.92%00.00%align="center" -2,107align="center" -9.25%22,779
Marin94942.88%1,18653.59%592.67%190.86%00.00%align="center" -237align="center" -10.71%2,213
Mariposa52651.98%40439.92%706.92%121.19%00.00%12212.06%1,012
Mendocino2,02349.56%1,70941.87%1583.87%1924.70%00.00%3147.69%4,082
Merced99550.46%78239.66%1266.39%693.50%00.00%21310.80%1,972
Modoc59652.05%40635.46%1069.26%373.23%00.00%19016.59%1,145
Mono16630.97%28653.36%7714.37%71.31%00.00%align="center" -120align="center" -22.39%536
Monterey1,60639.14%1,70941.65%68616.72%1022.49%00.00%align="center" -103align="center" -2.51%4,103
Napa1,47842.43%1,76950.79%1734.97%631.81%00.00%align="center" -291align="center" -8.35%3,483
Nevada1,63439.84%1,75742.84%61615.02%942.29%00.00%align="center" -123align="center" -3.00%4,101
Orange1,00034.49%1,15239.74%48016.56%2679.21%00.00%align="center" -152align="center" -5.24%2,899
Placer1,52443.08%1,74349.27%1855.23%862.43%00.00%align="center" -219align="center" -6.19%3,538
Plumas53743.62%64252.15%272.19%252.03%00.00%align="center" -105align="center" -8.53%1,231
Sacramento3,49839.23%4,36248.92%8899.97%1681.88%00.00%align="center" -864align="center" -9.69%8,917
San Benito75945.56%61636.97%25615.37%352.10%00.00%1438.58%1,666
San Bernardino2,54633.65%3,68648.71%7219.53%6148.11%00.00%align="center" -1,140align="center" -15.07%7,567
San Diego2,33430.26%3,52545.71%1,51919.70%3344.33%00.00%align="center" -1,191align="center" -15.44%7,712
San Francisco31,02253.09%24,41641.78%2,5084.29%4890.84%00.00%6,60611.30%58,435
San Joaquin3,10644.19%2,95842.08%5928.42%3735.31%00.00%1482.11%7,029
San Luis Obispo1,19931.88%1,43338.10%99726.51%1323.51%00.00%align="center" -234align="center" -6.22%3,761
San Mateo1,02047.40%1,08850.56%321.49%120.56%00.00%align="center" -68align="center" -3.16%2,152
Santa Barbara1,22834.88%1,48342.12%63918.15%1704.83%10.03%align="center" -255align="center" -7.24%3,521
Santa Clara4,16740.12%4,62044.48%1,09110.50%5094.90%00.00%align="center" -453align="center" -4.36%10,387
Santa Cruz1,51236.77%1,84344.82%56213.67%1954.74%00.00%align="center" -331align="center" -8.05%4,112
Shasta1,13739.41%1,23442.77%43615.11%782.70%00.00%align="center" -97align="center" -3.36%2,885
Sierra52938.61%78757.45%463.36%80.58%00.00%align="center" -258align="center" -18.83%1,370
Siskiyou1,60549.74%1,49346.27%1093.38%200.62%00.00%1123.47%3,227
Solano2,17444.52%2,40349.21%2134.36%931.90%00.00%align="center" -229align="center" -4.69%4,883
Sonoma3,45149.65%3,01643.40%2974.27%1862.68%00.00%4356.26%6,950
Stanislaus1,36953.69%99238.90%582.27%1315.14%00.00%37714.78%2,550
Sutter73546.64%74547.27%452.86%513.24%00.00%align="center" -10align="center" -0.63%1,576
Tehama1,04546.80%96943.39%1707.61%492.19%00.00%763.40%2,233
Trinity45746.92%49550.82%191.95%30.31%00.00%align="center" -38align="center" -3.90%974
Tulare2,61342.09%1,98431.96%1,41022.71%2013.24%00.00%62910.13%6,208
Tuolumne91650.27%73940.56%1136.20%542.96%00.00%1779.71%1,822
Ventura95834.80%1,28346.60%41515.07%973.52%00.00%align="center" -325align="center" -11.81%2,753
Yolo1,70750.74%1,37240.78%1354.01%1504.46%00.00%3359.96%3,364
Yuba1,19850.42%1,07945.41%572.40%421.77%00.00%1195.01%2,376
Total 118,17443.83%118,02743.78%25,3119.39%8,0963.00%10.00%1470.05%269,609

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes and References

  1. Dozer, Donald Marquand; ‘Benjamin Harrison and the Presidential Campaign of 1892’; The American Historical Review, Vol. 54, No. 1 (October 1948), pp. 49-77
  2. Graffiths, David B.; ‘Anti-Monopoly Movement in California 1873-1898’; Southern California Quarterly, Vol. 52, No. 2 (June 1970), pp. 93-121
  3. Hall, Tom G.; ‘California Populism at the Grass-Roots: The Case of Tulare County, 1892’; Southern California Quarterly, Vol. 49, No. 2 (June 1967), pp. 193-204
  4. Kleppner, Paul; ‘Voters and Parties in the Western States, 1876-1900’; Western Historical Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 1 (January 1983), pp. 49-68
  5. Magliari, Michael; ‘Populism, Steamboats, and the Octopus: Transportation Rates and Monopoly in California's Wheat Regions, 1890-1896’; Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 58, No. 4 (November 1989), pp. 449-469
  6. Knoles, George Harmon; The Presidential Campaign and Election of 1892, Volume 5 (1942), p. 229
  7. Web site: DIVIDED ELECTORAL VOTES . Newspapers.com . The Boston Globe . 1 June 2021 . en . subscription . 11 Nov 1912.
  8. Book: Statement of the Vote of the State of California at the General Election Held November 8, A.D. 1892 . State Printing Office . Sacramento, California . 3 . 3 July 2024.

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