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The1892 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Washington participated in its first ever presidential election, having become the 42nd state on November 11, 1889. The state voted for theRepublican incumbentpresident,Benjamin Harrison, over theDemocratic candidate and former president,Grover Cleveland by a margin of 6,626 votes, or a 7.53% margin.
| 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 | |||
| 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 |
State and district results of the1892 United States presidential election | ||
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