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1892 United States presidential election in Wyoming

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1892 United States presidential election in Wyoming

| country = Wyoming

| flag_year = 1923

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election =

| previous_year =

| next_election = 1896 United States presidential election in Wyoming

| next_year = 1896

| election_date = November 8, 1892

| image_size = x200px

| image1 = Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg

| nominee1 = Benjamin Harrison

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| home_state1 = Indiana

| running_mate1 = Whitelaw Reid

| electoral_vote1 = 3

| popular_vote1 = 8,454

| percentage1 = 50.52%

| image2 = James B. Weaver 1892 (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = James B. Weaver

| party2 = Populist

| alliance2 = Democratic{{efn|name="Weavertookover"|Weaver took over the “Democratic” line in Wyoming, although nationally he ran as the nominee of the Populist Party.}}

| home_state2 = Iowa

| running_mate2 = James G. Field

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 7,722

| percentage2 = 46.14%

| map_image = Wyoming Presidential Election Results 1892.svg

| map_size = 280px

| map_caption = County Results

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Harrison

{{legend|#f2b3be|40–50%}}

{{legend|#e27f90|50–60%}}

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Weaver

{{legend|#afe9af|40–50%}}

{{legend|#73d873|50–60%}}

{{legend|#42ca42|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 Wyoming took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Wyoming participated in its first ever presidential election, having become the 44th state on July 10, 1890. The state was won by President Benjamin Harrison (R–Indiana), the 28th United States Ambassador to France Whitelaw Reid, with 50.52 percent of the popular vote, against representative James B. Weaver (P–Iowa), running with the Attorney General of Virginia, James G. Field, with 46.14 percent of the popular vote.{{cite web|title=1892 Presidential Election Results — Wyoming|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1892&fips=56&off=0&elect=0&f=0}} Harrison won the state by a narrow margin of 4.38%.

Campaign

The Wyoming Democratic Party endorsed the Populist electors in exchange for the Populists supporting the Democratic state candidates.{{sfn|Knoles|1971|p=184}}

Results

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|+ General Election Results{{cite book|title=Report of the Secretary of State of State of Wyoming for the Period Ending Sept. 30 1896|author=Wyoming Secretary of State|publisher=The S. A. Bristol Company, Printers and Bookbinders|year=1897|location=Cheyenne, Wyoming|section=Appendix B|pages=xxiv|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.78249524&seq=126}}

! colspan=2|Party

! Pledged to

! Elector

! Votes

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| bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| Republican Party

| Benjamin Harrison

| John H. Barron

| align="right" |8,454

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| bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| Republican Party

| Benjamin Harrison

| John C. Dyer

| align="right" |8,339

style="font-weight:bold"

| bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| Republican Party

| Benjamin Harrison

| William Kilpatrick

| align="right" |8,300

bgcolor="{{party color|People's Party (United States)}}" |

| People's Party

| James B. Weaver

| William Hinton

| align="right" |7,722

bgcolor="{{party color|People's Party (United States)}}" |

| People's Party

| James B. Weaver

| William R. Richardson

| align="right" |7,600

bgcolor="{{party color|People's Party (United States)}}" |

| People's Party

| James B. Weaver

| Shakespeare F. Sealey

| align="right" |7,512

bgcolor="{{party color|Prohibition Party}}" |

| Prohibition Party

| John Bidwell

| Oscar S. Jackson

| align="right" |530

bgcolor="{{party color|Prohibition Party}}" |

| Prohibition Party

| John Bidwell

| Ella G. Becker

| align="right" |498

bgcolor="{{party color|Prohibition Party}}" |

| Prohibition Party

| John Bidwell

| A. N. Page

| align="right" |456

bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |

| Write-in

|

| Scattering

| align="right" |29

colspan="4" |Votes cast{{efn|Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket}}

! 16,735

=Results by county=

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! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |County

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |Benjamin Harrison
Republican

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |James B. Weaver
Populist

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |John Bidwell
Prohibition

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |Scattering
Write-in

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |Margin

! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |Total votes cast{{efn|Based on highest elector on each ticket}}

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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" |#

! 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/Republican}}|Albany

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,100

| {{party shading/Republican}}|49.48%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|1,041

| {{party shading/Populist}}|46.83%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|82

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|3.69%

| {{party shading/Others}}|0

| {{party shading/Others}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|59

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2.65%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,223

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Carbon

| {{party shading/Republican}}|978

| {{party shading/Republican}}|52.27%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|853

| {{party shading/Populist}}|45.59%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|40

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|2.14%

| {{party shading/Others}}|0

| {{party shading/Others}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|125

| {{party shading/Republican}}|6.68%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,871

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Converse

| {{party shading/Republican}}|494

| {{party shading/Republican}}|54.23%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|360

| {{party shading/Populist}}|39.52%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|57

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|6.26%

| {{party shading/Others}}|0

| {{party shading/Others}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|134

| {{party shading/Republican}}|14.71%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|911

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| {{party shading/Populist}}|Crook

| {{party shading/Republican}}|399

| {{party shading/Republican}}|42.72%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|516

| {{party shading/Populist}}|55.25%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|19

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|2.03%

| {{party shading/Others}}|0

| {{party shading/Others}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Populist}}

117

| {{party shading/Populist}}

12.53%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|934

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Fremont

| {{party shading/Republican}}|648

| {{party shading/Republican}}|54.45%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|495

| {{party shading/Populist}}|41.60%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|24

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|2.02%

| {{party shading/Others}}|23

| {{party shading/Others}}|1.93%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|153

| {{party shading/Republican}}|12.86%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,190

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| {{party shading/Populist}}|Johnson

| {{party shading/Republican}}|309

| {{party shading/Republican}}|34.30%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|561

| {{party shading/Populist}}|62.26%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|31

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|3.44%

| {{party shading/Others}}|0

| {{party shading/Others}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Populist}}

252

| {{party shading/Populist}}

27.96%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|901

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Laramie

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,890

| {{party shading/Republican}}|57.48%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|1,329

| {{party shading/Populist}}|40.42%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|63

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|1.92%

| {{party shading/Others}}|6

| {{party shading/Others}}|0.18%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|561

| {{party shading/Republican}}|17.06%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,288

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Natrona

| {{party shading/Republican}}|194

| {{party shading/Republican}}|55.91%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|148

| {{party shading/Populist}}|42.65%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|5

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|1.44%

| {{party shading/Others}}|0

| {{party shading/Others}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|46

| {{party shading/Republican}}|13.26%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|347

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| {{party shading/Populist}}|Sheridan

| {{party shading/Republican}}|509

| {{party shading/Republican}}|46.36%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|517

| {{party shading/Populist}}|47.09%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|72

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|6.56%

| {{party shading/Others}}|0

| {{party shading/Others}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Populist}}

8

| {{party shading/Populist}}

0.73%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|1,098

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| {{party shading/Populist}}|Sweetwater

| {{party shading/Republican}}|674

| {{party shading/Republican}}|47.03%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|702

| {{party shading/Populist}}|48.99%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|57

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|3.98%

| {{party shading/Others}}|0

| {{party shading/Others}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Populist}}

28

| {{party shading/Populist}}

1.96%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|1,433

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| {{party shading/Populist}}|Uinta

| {{party shading/Republican}}|965

| {{party shading/Republican}}|47.65%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|993

| {{party shading/Populist}}|49.04%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|67

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|3.31%

| {{party shading/Others}}|0

| {{party shading/Others}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Populist}}

28

| {{party shading/Populist}}

1.39%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|2,025

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Weston

| {{party shading/Republican}}|294

| {{party shading/Republican}}|57.20%

| {{party shading/Populist}}|207

| {{party shading/Populist}}|40.27%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|13

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|2.53%

| {{party shading/Others}}|0

| {{party shading/Others}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|87

| {{party shading/Republican}}|16.93%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|514

Totals8,45450.52%7,72246.14%5303.17%290.17%7324.37%16,735

See also

Notes

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References

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Works cited

  • {{cite book|last=Knoles |first=George |title=The Presidential Campaign and Election of 1892 |publisher=Stanford University Press |date=1971 |url=https://archive.org/details/presidentialcamp0000knol |isbn=040450969X}}

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