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The1892 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 8, 1892. All contemporary 44 states were part of the1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose 14 electors to theElectoral College, which selected thepresident andvice president.
Uniquely, this remains the only presidential election whereMichigan used thecongressional district method of distributing electoral votes rather than the traditional election of each elector by the state as a whole. The switch was made by the newly elected 1890 Democratic legislature, which had gained control of the state for the first time since before theCivil War.[1][2] The change was an attempt at boostingDemocratic candidateGrover Cleveland's chances of winning a second, nonconsecutive term, who had run in theprevious election and won the popular vote, but lost in the electoral college. Controversial amongRepublicans, the party fought all the way to theSupreme Court in efforts to prevent it, the Court ruling inMcPherson v. Blacker that allocating electoral votes this way was constitutional.[3] The split ultimately had no effect in Cleveland's victory, and the system was quickly repealed when Republicans regained control after the election. This is the only instance of Michigan splitting its electoral votes among multiple candidates. A law later passed in 1954 that prohibitsfaithless electors prevents a similar occurrence, barring a return to the district method.[4][5]
Michigan was won by the Republican nominees: incumbentPresidentBenjamin Harrison ofIndiana and his running mateWhitelaw Reid ofNew York. The pair received nine of the state's electoral votes, while the Democratic ticket earned five.
Cleveland became the first Democratic presidential candidate sinceFranklin Pierce in1852 to get electoral votes from Michigan, although the state wouldn't send a full slate of Democratic electors to the Electoral College untilFranklin Delano Roosevelt won it in1932.
| 1892 United States presidential election in Michigan[6] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison (inc.) | 222,708 | 47.79% | 9 | |
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland | 201,624 | 43.26% | 5 | |
| Prohibition | John Bidwell | 20,857 | 4.48% | 0 | |
| People's | James Weaver | 19,931 | 4.28% | 0 | |
| Write-ins | 925 | 0.20% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 466,045 | 100% | 14 | ||
Harrison won 7 of the 12 congressional districts.[7]
| district | Harrison | Cleveland | Weaver | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 47.05% | 51.33% | 0.75% | John Logan Chipman |
| 2nd | 44.89% | 47.67% | 2.30% | James S. Gorman |
| 3rd | 49.98% | 37.01% | 6.92% | Julius C. Burrows (53rd Congress) |
| 4th | 49.19% | 46.16% | - | Henry F. Thomas (53rd Congress) |
| 5th | 42.96% | 47.72% | 4.68% | Charles E. Belknap (52nd Congress) |
| George F. Richardson (53rd Congress) | ||||
| 6th | 47.19% | 43.16% | 4.58% | Byron G. Stout (52nd Congress) |
| David D. Aitken (53rd Congress) | ||||
| 7th | 45.80% | 46.57% | 5.37% | Justin Rice Whiting |
| 8th | 48.55% | 44.55% | 3.35% | Henry M. Youmans (52nd Congress) |
| William S. Linton (53rd Congress) | ||||
| 9th | 47.35% | 43.36% | 3.58% | Harrison H. Wheeler (52nd Congress) |
| John W. Moon (53rd Congress) | ||||
| 10th | 45.98% | 47.91% | 3.73% | Thomas A. E. Weadock |
| 11th | 50.75% | 35.16% | 8.68% | John Avery (53rd Congress) |
| 12th | 50.06% | 42.68% | 2.59% | Samuel M. Stephenson (53rd Congress) |
| County | Benjamin Harrison Republican | Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic | John Bidwell Prohibition | James Baird Weaver People's | Various candidates Write-ins | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alcona | 556 | 57.32% | 380 | 39.18% | 29 | 2.99% | 5 | 0.52% | 176 | 18.14% | 970 | ||
| Alger | 160 | 50.31% | 156 | 49.06% | 2 | 0.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 1.26% | 318 | ||
| Allegan | 4,283 | 50.96% | 3,207 | 38.16% | 544 | 6.47% | 371 | 4.41% | 1,076 | 12.80% | 8,405 | ||
| Alpena | 1,526 | 49.11% | 1,536 | 49.44% | 26 | 0.84% | 19 | 0.61% | -10 | -0.32% | 3,107 | ||
| Antrim | 1,140 | 52.17% | 814 | 37.25% | 164 | 7.51% | 67 | 3.07% | 326 | 14.92% | 2,185 | ||
| Arenac | 322 | 27.81% | 373 | 32.21% | 26 | 2.25% | 437 | 37.74% | -64[a] | -5.53% | 1,158 | ||
| Baraga | 375 | 36.76% | 630 | 61.76% | 12 | 1.18% | 3 | 0.29% | -255 | -25.00% | 1,020 | ||
| Barry | 2,854 | 49.20% | 1,800 | 31.03% | 297 | 5.12% | 850 | 14.65% | 1,054 | 18.17% | 5,801 | ||
| Bay | 4,587 | 42.96% | 5,714 | 53.51% | 187 | 1.75% | 190 | 1.78% | -1,127 | -10.55% | 10,678 | ||
| Benzie | 774 | 52.47% | 498 | 33.76% | 101 | 6.85% | 102 | 6.92% | 276 | 18.71% | 1,475 | ||
| Berrien | 4,979 | 48.55% | 4,716 | 45.98% | 426 | 4.15% | 135 | 1.32% | 263 | 2.56% | 10,256 | ||
| Branch | 3,271 | 49.68% | 2,161 | 32.82% | 426 | 6.47% | 726 | 11.03% | 1,110 | 16.86% | 6,584 | ||
| Calhoun | 5,077 | 48.10% | 4,150 | 39.31% | 710 | 6.73% | 619 | 5.86% | 927 | 8.78% | 10,556 | ||
| Cass | 2,731 | 47.71% | 2,424 | 42.35% | 180 | 3.14% | 389 | 6.80% | 307 | 5.36% | 5,724 | ||
| Charlevoix | 1,101 | 53.14% | 688 | 33.20% | 141 | 6.81% | 142 | 6.85% | 413 | 19.93% | 2,072 | ||
| Cheboygan | 1,094 | 44.27% | 1,224 | 49.53% | 74 | 2.99% | 79 | 3.20% | -130 | -5.26% | 2,471 | ||
| Chippewa | 1,247 | 52.33% | 1,083 | 45.45% | 35 | 1.47% | 18 | 0.76% | 164 | 6.88% | 2,383 | ||
| Clare | 719 | 41.90% | 811 | 47.26% | 167 | 9.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 19 | 1.11% | -92 | -5.36% | 1,716 |
| Clinton | 3,133 | 48.42% | 2,756 | 42.60% | 258 | 3.99% | 323 | 4.99% | 377 | 5.83% | 6,470 | ||
| Crawford | 300 | 48.62% | 306 | 49.59% | 3 | 0.49% | 8 | 1.30% | -6 | -0.97% | 617 | ||
| Delta | 1,769 | 54.30% | 1,412 | 43.34% | 40 | 1.23% | 37 | 1.14% | 357 | 10.96% | 3,258 | ||
| Dickinson | 1,606 | 51.05% | 1,255 | 39.89% | 255 | 8.11% | 30 | 0.95% | 351 | 11.16% | 3,146 | ||
| Eaton | 3,788 | 48.24% | 2,837 | 36.13% | 498 | 6.34% | 730 | 9.30% | 951 | 12.11% | 7,853 | ||
| Emmet | 1,015 | 46.28% | 1,059 | 48.29% | 102 | 4.65% | 17 | 0.78% | -44 | -2.01% | 2,193 | ||
| Genesee | 4,785 | 50.14% | 3,712 | 38.90% | 590 | 6.18% | 456 | 4.78% | 1,073 | 11.24% | 9,543 | ||
| Gladwin | 531 | 60.76% | 325 | 37.19% | 14 | 1.60% | 4 | 0.46% | 206 | 23.57% | 874 | ||
| Gogebic | 2,344 | 57.25% | 1,615 | 39.45% | 116 | 2.83% | 19 | 0.46% | 729 | 17.81% | 4,094 | ||
| Grand Traverse | 1,734 | 54.70% | 924 | 29.15% | 185 | 5.84% | 327 | 10.32% | 810 | 25.55% | 3,170 | ||
| Gratiot | 3,037 | 48.83% | 1,661 | 26.70% | 256 | 4.12% | 1,266 | 20.35% | 1,376 | 22.12% | 6,220 | ||
| Hillsdale | 4,119 | 53.65% | 2,613 | 34.03% | 486 | 6.33% | 460 | 5.99% | 1,506 | 19.61% | 7,678 | ||
| Houghton | 3,316 | 45.84% | 2,607 | 36.04% | 568 | 7.85% | 0 | 0.00% | 743 | 10.27% | 709 | 9.80% | 7,234 |
| Huron | 1,692 | 35.35% | 2,222 | 46.42% | 175 | 3.66% | 698 | 14.58% | -530 | -11.07% | 4,787 | ||
| Ingham | 4,341 | 44.08% | 4,061 | 41.23% | 499 | 5.07% | 948 | 9.63% | 280 | 2.84% | 9,849 | ||
| Ionia | 4,288 | 49.45% | 3,779 | 43.58% | 379 | 4.37% | 225 | 2.59% | 509 | 5.87% | 8,671 | ||
| Iosco | 1,393 | 49.57% | 1,336 | 47.54% | 58 | 2.06% | 23 | 0.82% | 57 | 2.03% | 2,810 | ||
| Iron | 918 | 59.26% | 587 | 37.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 15 | 0.97% | 29 | 1.87% | 331 | 21.37% | 1,549 |
| Isabella | 1,859 | 45.42% | 1,762 | 43.05% | 153 | 3.74% | 319 | 7.79% | 97 | 2.37% | 4,093 | ||
| Jackson | 5,130 | 45.02% | 5,005 | 43.92% | 571 | 5.01% | 690 | 6.05% | 125 | 1.10% | 11,396 | ||
| Kalamazoo | 4,968 | 50.56% | 4,018 | 40.90% | 449 | 4.57% | 390 | 3.97% | 950 | 9.67% | 9,825 | ||
| Kalkaska | 717 | 59.45% | 389 | 32.26% | 60 | 4.98% | 40 | 3.32% | 328 | 27.20% | 1,206 | ||
| Kent | 12,388 | 46.31% | 11,533 | 43.11% | 1,411 | 5.27% | 1,418 | 5.30% | 855 | 3.20% | 26,750 | ||
| Keweenaw | 400 | 65.36% | 202 | 33.01% | 5 | 0.82% | 5 | 0.82% | 198 | 32.35% | 612 | ||
| Lake | 648 | 47.79% | 610 | 44.99% | 63 | 4.65% | 35 | 2.58% | 38 | 2.80% | 1,356 | ||
| Lapeer | 3,126 | 49.11% | 2,698 | 42.39% | 313 | 4.92% | 228 | 3.58% | 428 | 6.72% | 6,365 | ||
| Leelanau | 769 | 53.63% | 492 | 34.31% | 44 | 3.07% | 129 | 9.00% | 277 | 19.32% | 1,434 | ||
| Lenawee | 5,833 | 46.86% | 5,592 | 44.92% | 910 | 7.31% | 114 | 0.92% | 241 | 1.94% | 12,449 | ||
| Livingston | 2,447 | 43.76% | 2,385 | 42.65% | 365 | 6.53% | 395 | 7.06% | 62 | 1.11% | 5,592 | ||
| Luce | 234 | 55.45% | 160 | 37.91% | 25 | 5.92% | 3 | 0.71% | 74 | 17.54% | 422 | ||
| Mackinac | 478 | 35.41% | 855 | 63.33% | 9 | 0.67% | 8 | 0.59% | -377 | -27.93% | 1,350 | ||
| Macomb | 2,788 | 41.50% | 3,584 | 53.35% | 290 | 4.32% | 56 | 0.83% | -796 | -11.85% | 6,718 | ||
| Manistee | 1,481 | 35.42% | 2,310 | 55.25% | 231 | 5.52% | 159 | 3.80% | -829 | -19.83% | 4,181 | ||
| Manitou | 5 | 3.36% | 144 | 96.64% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -139 | -93.29% | 149 | ||
| Marquette | 3,874 | 53.03% | 2,850 | 39.01% | 536 | 7.34% | 45 | 0.62% | 1,024 | 14.02% | 7,305 | ||
| Mason | 1,426 | 45.85% | 1,383 | 44.47% | 258 | 8.30% | 43 | 1.38% | 43 | 1.38% | 3,110 | ||
| Mecosta | 1,970 | 51.76% | 1,484 | 38.99% | 220 | 5.78% | 132 | 3.47% | 486 | 12.77% | 3,806 | ||
| Menominee | 1,853 | 48.43% | 1,801 | 47.07% | 134 | 3.50% | 38 | 0.99% | 52 | 1.36% | 3,826 | ||
| Midland | 1,069 | 46.16% | 815 | 35.19% | 118 | 5.09% | 314 | 13.56% | 254 | 10.97% | 2,316 | ||
| Missaukee | 665 | 48.61% | 622 | 45.47% | 61 | 4.46% | 20 | 1.46% | 43 | 3.14% | 1,368 | ||
| Monroe | 2,914 | 41.50% | 3,769 | 53.68% | 224 | 3.19% | 114 | 1.62% | -855 | -12.18% | 7,021 | ||
| Montcalm | 3,623 | 53.31% | 2,205 | 32.45% | 265 | 3.90% | 703 | 10.34% | 1,418 | 20.87% | 6,796 | ||
| Montmorency | 246 | 47.67% | 255 | 49.42% | 10 | 1.94% | 5 | 0.97% | -9 | -1.74% | 516 | ||
| Muskegon | 3,830 | 49.76% | 3,301 | 42.89% | 322 | 4.18% | 244 | 3.17% | 529 | 6.87% | 7,697 | ||
| Newaygo | 2,106 | 51.02% | 1,531 | 37.09% | 286 | 6.93% | 205 | 4.97% | 575 | 13.93% | 4,128 | ||
| Oakland | 4,763 | 44.98% | 4,925 | 46.51% | 728 | 6.87% | 174 | 1.64% | -162 | -1.53% | 10,590 | ||
| Oceana | 1,635 | 47.38% | 1,416 | 41.03% | 312 | 9.04% | 88 | 2.55% | 219 | 6.35% | 3,451 | ||
| Ogemaw | 594 | 50.64% | 514 | 43.82% | 26 | 2.22% | 39 | 3.32% | 80 | 6.82% | 1,173 | ||
| Ontonagon | 678 | 38.68% | 1,041 | 59.38% | 19 | 1.08% | 15 | 0.86% | -363 | -20.71% | 1,753 | ||
| Osceola | 1,601 | 51.13% | 1,092 | 34.88% | 310 | 9.90% | 128 | 4.09% | 509 | 16.26% | 3,131 | ||
| Oscoda | 273 | 59.09% | 180 | 38.96% | 5 | 1.08% | 4 | 0.87% | 93 | 20.13% | 462 | ||
| Otsego | 525 | 47.60% | 531 | 48.14% | 32 | 2.90% | 15 | 1.36% | -6 | -0.54% | 1,103 | ||
| Ottawa | 3,643 | 50.82% | 2,996 | 41.79% | 180 | 2.51% | 350 | 4.88% | 647 | 9.02% | 7,169 | ||
| Presque Isle | 290 | 34.77% | 471 | 56.47% | 7 | 0.84% | 5 | 0.60% | 61 | 7.31% | -181 | -21.70% | 834 |
| Roscommon | 239 | 44.26% | 286 | 52.96% | 9 | 1.67% | 6 | 1.11% | -47 | -8.70% | 540 | ||
| Saginaw | 6,737 | 44.37% | 7,601 | 50.07% | 254 | 1.67% | 590 | 3.89% | -864 | -5.69% | 15,182 | ||
| Sanilac | 2,494 | 54.34% | 1,730 | 37.69% | 288 | 6.27% | 78 | 1.70% | 764 | 16.64% | 4,590 | ||
| Schoolcraft | 570 | 41.79% | 650 | 47.65% | 101 | 7.40% | 43 | 3.15% | -80 | -5.87% | 1,364 | ||
| Shiawassee | 3,619 | 47.17% | 2,994 | 39.02% | 677 | 8.82% | 383 | 4.99% | 625 | 8.15% | 7,673 | ||
| St. Clair | 5,371 | 48.82% | 5,248 | 47.70% | 228 | 2.07% | 81 | 0.74% | 73 | 0.66% | 123 | 1.12% | 11,001 |
| St. Joseph | 2,824 | 43.93% | 2,441 | 37.97% | 185 | 2.88% | 978 | 15.21% | 383 | 5.96% | 6,428 | ||
| Tuscola | 3,201 | 49.42% | 2,667 | 41.18% | 397 | 6.13% | 212 | 3.27% | 534 | 8.24% | 6,477 | ||
| Van Buren | 3,788 | 54.05% | 2,182 | 31.14% | 403 | 5.75% | 635 | 9.06% | 1,606 | 22.92% | 7,008 | ||
| Washtenaw | 4,362 | 41.99% | 5,508 | 53.02% | 448 | 4.31% | 70 | 0.67% | -1,146 | -11.03% | 10,388 | ||
| Wayne | 26,361 | 47.81% | 27,580 | 50.02% | 702 | 1.27% | 495 | 0.90% | -1,219 | -2.21% | 55,138 | ||
| Wexford | 1,388 | 49.91% | 1,156 | 41.57% | 185 | 6.65% | 52 | 1.87% | 232 | 8.34% | 2,781 | ||
| Totals[b] | 222,708 | 47.70% | 202,396 | 43.35% | 20,858 | 4.47% | 20,031 | 4.29% | 925 | 0.20% | 19,891 | 4.35% | 466,918 |
State and district results of the1892 United States presidential election | ||
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