1892 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
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The 1892 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Washington participated in its first ever presidential election, having become the 42nd state on November 11, 1889. The state voted for the Republican incumbent president, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic candidate and former president, Grover Cleveland by a margin of 6,62 votes, or a 7.53% margin.
Results
[edit]| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | John S. McMillin | 36,470[a] | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | George V. Calhoun | 36,457 | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | Chester F. White | 36,242 | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | Ignatius A. Navarre | 36,138 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | Louis K. Church | 29,844 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | Franklin D. Arnold | 29,828 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | John W. Stearns | 29,770 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | Lew H. Plattor | 29,703 | |
| People's Party | James B. Weaver | William J. Caldwell | 19,105 | |
| People's Party | James B. Weaver | James Bassett | 19,093 | |
| People's Party | James B. Weaver | P. B. Barrows | 19,065 | |
| People's Party | James B. Weaver | William Lee Sr. | 19,054 | |
| Prohibition Party | John Bidwell | H. N. Belt | 2,553 | |
| Prohibition Party | John Bidwell | D. R. Bigelow | 2,522 | |
| Prohibition Party | John Bidwell | A. Macready | 2,508 | |
| Prohibition Party | John Bidwell | J. W. Peter | 2,506 | |
| Votes cast[b] | 87,972 | |||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Benjamin Harrison Republican |
Grover Cleveland Democratic |
James B. Weaver Populist |
John Bidwell Prohibition |
Margin | Total votes cast[c] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 244 | 42.81% | 139 | 24.39% | 181 | 31.75% | 6 | 1.05% | 63[d] | 11.05% | 570 |
| Asotin | 194 | 52.72% | 143 | 38.86% | 16 | 4.35% | 15 | 4.08% | 51 | 13.86% | 368 |
| Chehalis | 990 | 41.98% | 800 | 33.93% | 525 | 22.26% | 43 | 1.82% | 190 | 8.06% | 2,358 |
| Clallam | 518 | 38.20% | 448 | 33.04% | 383 | 28.24% | 7 | 0.52% | 70 | 5.16% | 1,356 |
| Clark | 1,069 | 41.51% | 966 | 37.51% | 449 | 17.44% | 91 | 3.53% | 103 | 4.00% | 2,575 |
| Columbia | 615 | 39.30% | 672 | 42.94% | 185 | 11.82% | 93 | 5.94% | -57 | -3.64% | 1,565 |
| Cowlitz | 738 | 41.93% | 556 | 31.59% | 430 | 24.43% | 36 | 2.05% | 182 | 10.34% | 1,760 |
| Douglas | 345 | 37.70% | 253 | 27.65% | 298 | 32.57% | 19 | 2.08% | 47 | 5.14% | 915 |
| Franklin | 28 | 23.53% | 54 | 45.38% | 34 | 28.57% | 3 | 2.52% | -20[d] | -16.81% | 119 |
| Garfield | 351 | 38.66% | 288 | 31.72% | 224 | 24.67% | 45 | 4.96% | 63 | 6.94% | 908 |
| Island | 161 | 40.55% | 127 | 31.99% | 93 | 23.43% | 16 | 4.03% | 34 | 8.56% | 397 |
| Jefferson | 610 | 43.88% | 665 | 47.84% | 98 | 7.05% | 17 | 1.72% | -55 | -3.96% | 1,390 |
| King | 6,520 | 44.31% | 4,925 | 33.47% | 2,801 | 19.04% | 467 | 3.17% | 1,595 | 10.84% | 14,713 |
| Kitsap | 438 | 34.60% | 370 | 29.23% | 400 | 31.60% | 58 | 4.58% | 38[d] | 3.00% | 1,266 |
| Kittitas | 855 | 37.83% | 800 | 35.40% | 573 | 25.35% | 32 | 1.42% | 55 | 2.43% | 2,260 |
| Klickitat | 616 | 47.02% | 279 | 21.30% | 367 | 28.02% | 48 | 3.66% | 249 | 19.01% | 1,310 |
| Lewis | 1,350 | 41.49% | 1,014 | 31.16% | 718 | 22.07% | 172 | 5.29% | 336 | 10.33% | 3,254 |
| Lincoln | 915 | 37.58% | 931 | 38.23% | 523 | 21.48% | 66 | 2.71% | -16 | -0.66% | 2,435 |
| Mason | 352 | 42.00% | 356 | 42.48% | 124 | 14.80% | 6 | 0.72% | -4 | -0.48% | 838 |
| Okanogan | 577 | 50.04% | 425 | 36.86% | 146 | 12.66% | 5 | 0.43% | 152 | 13.18% | 1,153 |
| Pacific | 759 | 52.60% | 559 | 38.74% | 86 | 5.96% | 39 | 2.70% | 200 | 13.86% | 1,443 |
| Pierce | 3,954 | 37.07% | 3,621 | 33.95% | 2,793 | 26.19% | 297 | 2.78% | 333 | 3.12% | 10,665 |
| San Juan | 348 | 54.89% | 226 | 35.65% | 45 | 7.10% | 15 | 2.37% | 122 | 19.24% | 634 |
| Skagit | 1,246 | 42.92% | 923 | 31.79% | 665 | 22.91% | 69 | 2.38% | 323 | 11.13% | 2,903 |
| Skamania | 91 | 39.74% | 99 | 43.23% | 34 | 14.85% | 5 | 2.18% | -8 | -3.49% | 229 |
| Snohomish | 1,488 | 34.93% | 1,390 | 32.63% | 1,302 | 30.56% | 80 | 1.88% | 98 | 2.30% | 4,260 |
| Spokane | 3,367 | 45.45% | 2,247 | 30.33% | 1,616 | 21.81% | 178 | 2.40% | 1,120 | 15.12% | 7,408 |
| Stevens | 622 | 37.25% | 501 | 30.00% | 529 | 31.68% | 18 | 1.08% | 93[d] | 5.57% | 1,670 |
| Thurston | 1,043 | 41.70% | 810 | 32.39% | 541 | 21.63% | 107 | 4.28% | 233 | 9.32% | 2,501 |
| Wahkiakum | 239 | 46.32% | 224 | 43.41% | 49 | 9.50% | 4 | 0.78% | 15 | 2.91% | 516 |
| Walla Walla | 1,362 | 47.14% | 1,313 | 45.45% | 88 | 3.05% | 126 | 4.36% | 49 | 1.70% | 2,889 |
| Whatcom | 1,709 | 41.50% | 1,161 | 28.19% | 1,080 | 26.23% | 168 | 4.08% | 548 | 13.31% | 4,118 |
| Whitman | 2,131 | 37.26% | 2,061 | 36.04% | 1,339 | 23.41% | 188 | 3.29% | 70 | 1.22% | 5,719 |
| Yakima | 625 | 41.47% | 498 | 33.05% | 370 | 24.55% | 14 | 0.93% | 127 | 8.43% | 1,507 |
| Totals | 36,470 | 41.46% | 29,844 | 33.92% | 19,105 | 21.72% | 2,553 | 2.90% | 6,626 | 7.53% | 87,972 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Washington State Archives, Abstract of Election Returns of State of Washington at a General Election held on the Eighth day of November, A.D. 1892.
