1892 United States presidential election in Idaho
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1892 United States presidential election in Idaho
| country = Idaho
| flag_year = 1861
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election =
| previous_year =
| next_election = 1896 United States presidential election in Idaho
| next_year = 1896
| election_date = November 8, 1892
| image_size = x200px
| image1 = James B. Weaver 1892 (cropped).jpg
| nominee1 = James B. Weaver
| party1 = Populist Party (United States)
| alliance1 = Idaho Democratic Party
| home_state1 = Iowa
| running_mate1 = James G. Field
| electoral_vote1 = 3
| popular_vote1 = 10,520
| percentage1 = 54.21%
| image2 = Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg
| nominee2 = Benjamin Harrison
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| alliance2 = -
| home_state2 = Indiana
| running_mate2 = Whitelaw Reid
| electoral_vote2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 8,599
| percentage2 = 44.31%
| map_image = Idaho Presidential Election Results 1892.svg
| map_size = 225px
| map_caption = County Results
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Weaver
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{{legend|#73d873|50-60%}}
{{legend|#42ca42|60-70%}}
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Harrison
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{{legend|#e27f90|50-60%}}
{{legend|#cc2f4a|60-70%}}
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| title = President
| before_election = Benjamin Harrison
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Grover Cleveland
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
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The 1892 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 8, 1892. All contemporary 44 states were part of the 1892 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
This was the first time Idaho participated in a presidential election, having become the 43rd state on July 3, 1890. During its period as a territory Idaho had been divided between a strongly Republican northern half and an anti-Republican Mormon south,Idaho Historical Society (1988); ‘Idaho Yesterdays’, vol. 32, p. 13 which in this first presidential election was in places (notably Oneida County) still excluded from voting.
A wave of strikes in the silver-mining regionsKennedy, David M. and Cohen, Lizabeth; American Pageant, Volume 2, p. 506 {{ISBN|1305537416}} and even deeper conflict whereby an idled ore concentrator was destroyed in Gem,Schwantes, Carlos A.; The Pacific Northwest: An Interpretive History, p. 343 was to give the Populists a grip on the Mountain West that was not to be relinquished. Almost all the large number of dissenting farmers in the new state were to join with the silver interestsMartin, Boyd Archer (1975); Idaho Voting Trends: Party Realignment and Percentage of Votes for Candidates, Parties, and Elections, 1890-1974, p. 373 to back Weaver's policies of nationalization of railways and communications, restriction of immigration, shorter working days and direct election of senators.Kennedy and Cohen; American Pageant, Volume 2, p. 505 Although Senator-to-be William Borah campaigned for Harrison under the slogan that “a vote for Weaver was a vote for Cleveland and therefore against their own interests”Johnson, Claudius O.; ‘The Story of Silver Politics in Idaho, 1892-1902’; The Pacific Northwest Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 3 (July 1942), pp. 283-296 Weaver's campaign against Republican Governor Norman Bushnell Willey’s declaration of martial law upon the miners, and against the absentee ownership of Idaho's land and water,Larson, Robert W.; ‘Populism in the Mountain West: A Mainstream Movement’; Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 2 (April 1982), pp. 143-164 ensured that these campaigns for Harrison would not be decisive.
Owing to the unpopularity of Grover Cleveland in the West due to his gold standard platform, the Democratic Party decided to not enter a Cleveland ticket in the race and to instead back Weaver.The Society (1974); State Historic Preservation Plan, Idaho, Volume 1, p. 72 Idaho was won by the Populist nominees, James B. Weaver of Iowa and his running mate James G. Field of Virginia. Weaver and Field defeated the Republican nominees, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison of Indiana and his running mate Whitelaw Reid of New York. Weaver won the state by a margin of 9.9%.
Results
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| colspan="6" | 1892 United States presidential election in IdahoDave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; [https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1892&fips=16&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1892 Presidential General Election Results – Idaho] |
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| colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party
! style="width: 17em" |Candidate ! style="width: 5em" |Votes ! style="width: 7em" |Percentage ! style="width: 5em" |Electoral votes |
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| style="width: 130px" | People's/Democratic | align="right" | 10,520 | align="right" | 54.21% | align="right" | 3 |
| style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Republican | Benjamin Harrison (incumbent) | align="right" | 8,599 | align="right" | 44.31% | align="right" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#FF00FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Prohibition | align="right" | 288 | align="right" | 1.48% | align="right" | 0 |
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| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 19,407 | align="right" | 100.00% | align="right" | 3 |
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| colspan="3" align="right" | Voter turnout | colspan="2" align="right" | | align="right" | — |
=Results by county=
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| County
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Benjamin HarrisonGéoelections; [http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1892.htm Presidential election of 1892 Popular Vote] (.xlsx file for €15) ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| James Baird WeaverGéoelections; [http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1892weav.htm Popular Vote for James B. Weaver] (.xlsx file for €15) ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| John BidwellGéoelections; [http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1892bidw.htm Popular Vote for John Bidwell] (.xlsx file for €15) ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast |
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Ada | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,170 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 41.39% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 1,597 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 56.49% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 60 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.12% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -427 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -15.10% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 2,827 |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Alturas | {{party shading/Republican}}| 290 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 32.66% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 596 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 67.12% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.23% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -306 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -34.46% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 888 |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Bear Lake | {{party shading/Republican}}| 114 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 33.93% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 220 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 65.48% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.60% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -106 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -31.55% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 336 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Bingham | {{party shading/Republican}}| 937 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 48.35% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 933 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 48.14% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 68 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 3.51% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 0.21% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,938 |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Boise | {{party shading/Republican}}| 377 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 42.60% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 500 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 56.50% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 8 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.90% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -123 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -13.90% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 885 |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Cassia | {{party shading/Republican}}| 121 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 39.16% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 173 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 55.99% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 15 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 4.85% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -52 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -16.83% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 309 |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Custer | {{party shading/Republican}}| 187 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 36.45% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 324 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 63.16% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.19% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -137 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -26.71% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 513{{efn|name="ClevelandWriteIn"|One write-in vote was recorded in this county for Democratic President Grover Cleveland.}} |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Elmore | {{party shading/Republican}}| 188 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 34.81% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 351 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 65.00% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.19% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -163 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -30.19% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 540 |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Idaho | {{party shading/Republican}}| 386 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 46.01% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 448 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 53.40% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 5 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.60% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -62 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -7.39% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 839 |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Kootenai | {{party shading/Republican}}| 713 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.95% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 753 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 50.64% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 21 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.41% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -40 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -2.69% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 1,487 |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Latah | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,242 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 45.46% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 1,432 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 52.42% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 58 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 2.12% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -190 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -6.95% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 2,732 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Lemhi | {{party shading/Republican}}| 330 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.39% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 244 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 42.43% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.17% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 86 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14.96% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 575 |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Logan | {{party shading/Republican}}| 306 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 36.69% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 518 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 62.11% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 9 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 1.08% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -212 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -25.42% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 834{{efn|name="ClevelandWriteIn"}} |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Nez Perce | {{party shading/Republican}}| 345 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.23% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 428 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 54.87% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 7 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.90% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -83 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -10.64% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 780 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Oneida | {{party shading/Republican}}| 267 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 63.88% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 137 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 32.78% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 14 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 3.35% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 130 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 31.10% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 418 |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Owyhee | {{party shading/Republican}}| 337 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.34% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 340 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 49.78% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 6 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.88% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -3 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -0.44% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 683 |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Shoshone | {{party shading/Republican}}| 936 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 48.95% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 971 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 50.78% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 5 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.26% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -35 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -1.83% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 1,912 |
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| {{party shading/Populist}}| Washington | {{party shading/Republican}}| 317 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 36.15% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 555 | {{party shading/Populist}}| 63.28% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 5 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}| 0.57% | {{party shading/Populist}}| -238 | {{party shading/Populist}}| -27.14% | {{party shading/Populist}}| 877 |
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!Totals!!8,563!!44.21%!!10,520!!54.31%!!288!!1.49%!!-1,957!!-10.10%!!19,371 |
See also
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