1892 United States presidential election in Texas explained

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Election Name:1892 United States presidential election in Texas
Country:Texas
Flag Year:1839
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1888 United States presidential election in Texas
Previous Year:1888
Next Election:1896 United States presidential election in Texas
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 Stevenson I
Electoral Vote1:15
Popular Vote1:239,148
Percentage1:56.65%
Nominee2:James B. Weaver
Party2:Populist Party (United States)
Home State2:Iowa
Running Mate2:James G. Field
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:99,688
Percentage2:23.61%
Image3:Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg
Nominee3:Benjamin Harrison
Party3:Republican Party (United States)
Home State3:Indiana
Running Mate3:Whitelaw Reid
Electoral Vote3:0
Popular Vote3:81,144
Percentage3:19.22%
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 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, as of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time Starr County has voted for a Republican presidential candidate,[1] [2] the longest unbroken Democratic voting streak in the country.

Results

1892 United States presidential election in Texas[3]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticGrover Cleveland239,14856.65%15
People'sJames Weaver99,68823.61%0
RepublicanBenjamin Harrison (incumbent)81,14419.22%0
ProhibitionJohn Bidwell2,165 0.51%0
Totals422,145100.00%15
Voter turnout

See also

Notes and References

  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
  3. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Texas