1892 United States presidential election in Texas
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| 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
| image_size = x160px
| image1 = StephenGroverCleveland.jpg
| 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%
| image2 = James B. Weaver 1892 (cropped).jpg
| 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_image = Texas Presidential Election Results 1892.svg
| map_size = 350px
| map_caption = County Results
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Cleveland
{{legend|#b9d7ff|40–50%}}
{{legend|#86b6f2|50–60%}}
{{legend|#4389e3|60–70%}}
{{legend|#1666cb|70–80%}}
{{legend|#0645b4|80–90%}}
{{legend|#002b84|90-100%}}
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Weaver
{{legend|#afe9af|40–50%}}
{{legend|#73d873|50–60%}}
{{legend|#42ca42|60–70%}}
{{legend|#165016|90-100%}}
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Harrison
{{legend|#f2b3be|40–50%}}
{{legend|#e27f90|50–60%}}
{{legend|#cc2f4a|60–70%}}
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Other
{{legend|#b3b3b3|No votes recorded}}
{{legend|#cccccc|Unsettled areas}}
{{legend|#dcdcdc|Unorganized territories}}
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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 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, this was the last time Starr County voted for the Republican candidate until 2024.Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 309–319 {{ISBN|0786422173}}
Results
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colspan="6" | 1892 United States presidential election in TexasDave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; [https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=1892&f=0&off=0&elect=0 Presidential General Election Results – Texas] |
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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" | Democratic | align="right" | 239,148 | align="right" | 56.65% | align="right" | 15 |
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| style="width: 130px" | People's | align="right" | 99,688 | align="right" | 23.61% | align="right" | 0 |
style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Republican | Benjamin Harrison (incumbent) | align="right" | 81,144 | align="right" | 19.22% | align="right" | 0 |
style="background-color:#FF00FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Prohibition | align="right" | 2,165 | align="right" | 0.51% | align="right" | 0 |
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| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 422,145 | align="right" | 100.00% | align="right" | 15 |
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| colspan="3" align="right" | Voter turnout | colspan="2" align="right" | | align="right" | — |
See also
Notes
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References
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