1892 United States presidential election in Massachusetts explained

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Election Name:1892 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
Country:Massachusetts
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1888 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
Previous Year:1888
Next Election:1896 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
Next Year:1896
Turnout:74.6[1] 2.9 pp
Election Date:November 8, 1892
Image1:Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg
Nominee1:Benjamin Harrison
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:Indiana
Running Mate1:Whitelaw Reid
Electoral Vote1:15
Popular Vote1:202,814
Percentage1:51.87%
Nominee2:Grover Cleveland
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:New York
Running Mate2:Adlai Stevenson I
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:176,813
Percentage2:45.22%
Map Size:350px
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 Massachusetts took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Massachusetts voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term. Harrison won the state by a narrow margin of 6.65%.

With 51.87% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would prove to be Harrison's third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after neighboring Vermont and Maine.[2]

As of 2020, this remains the last presidential election in which Massachusetts voted Republican while neighboring New York voted Democratic.

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Notes and References

  1. Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
  2. Web site: 1892 Presidential Election Statistics. Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2018-03-05.