See main article: 1892 United States presidential election.
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.
1892 United States presidential election in Texas[3] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
Democratic | Grover Cleveland | 239,148 | 56.65% | 15 | ||
People's | James Weaver | 99,688 | 23.61% | 0 | ||
Republican | Benjamin Harrison (incumbent) | 81,144 | 19.22% | 0 | ||
Prohibition | John Bidwell | 2,165 | 0.51% | 0 | ||
Totals | 422,145 | 100.00% | 15 | |||
Voter turnout | — |