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Election in Washington
1892 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
The 1892 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election . Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Washington participated in its first ever presidential election, having become the 42nd state on November 11, 1889. The state voted for the Republican incumbent president , Benjamin Harrison , over the Democratic candidate and former president, Grover Cleveland by a margin of 6,658 votes, or a 7.57% margin.
Results Results by county County Benjamin Harrison[2] Republican Stephen Grover ClevelandDemocratic[2]
James Baird Weaver[3] People's John Bidwell[4] Prohibition Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Adams 244 42.81% 139 24.39% 181 31.75% 6 1.05% 570 Asotin 194 52.57% 143 38.75% 16 4.34% 16 4.34% 369 Chehalis 990 42.02% 798 33.87% 525 22.28% 43 1.83% 2,356 Clallam 518 38.20% 448 33.04% 383 28.24% 7 0.52% 1,356 Clark 1,089 41.95% 966 37.21% 449 17.30% 92 3.54% 2,596 Columbia 615 39.30% 672 42.94% 185 11.82% 93 5.94% 1,565 Cowlitz 738 41.69% 566 31.98% 430 24.29% 36 2.03% 1,770 Douglas 345 37.70% 253 27.65% 298 32.57% 19 2.08% 915 Franklin 28 23.53% 54 45.38% 34 28.57% 3 2.52% 119 Garfield 351 36.26% 288 29.75% 284 29.34% 45 4.65% 968 Island 162 40.81% 127 31.99% 93 23.43% 15 3.78% 397 Jefferson 622 44.33% 665 47.40% 98 6.99% 18 1.28% 1,403 King 6,520 44.17% 4,974 33.69% 2,801 18.97% 467 3.16% 14,762 Kitsap 438 34.60% 370 29.23% 400 31.60% 58 4.58% 1,266 Kittitas 855 37.83% 800 35.40% 573 25.35% 32 1.42% 2,260 Klickitat 616 47.02% 279 21.30% 367 28.02% 48 3.66% 1,310 Lewis 1,350 41.49% 1,014 31.16% 718 22.07% 172 5.29% 3,254 Lincoln 915 39.19% 831 35.59% 523 22.40% 66 2.83% 2,335 Mason 352 42.00% 356 42.48% 124 14.80% 6 0.72% 838 Okanogan 577 50.04% 425 36.86% 146 12.66% 5 0.43% 1,153 Pacific 759 52.60% 559 38.74% 86 5.96% 39 2.70% 1,443 Pierce 3,954 37.07% 3,621 33.95% 2,793 26.19% 297 2.78% 10,665 San Juan 348 54.89% 226 35.65% 45 7.10% 15 2.37% 634 Skagit 1,246 42.92% 923 31.79% 665 22.91% 69 2.38% 2,903 Skamania 91 39.74% 99 43.23% 34 14.85% 5 2.18% 229 Snohomish 1,488 34.93% 1,390 32.63% 1,302 30.56% 80 1.88% 4,260 Spokane 3,367 45.45% 2,247 30.33% 1,616 21.81% 178 2.40% 7,408 Stevens 622 37.31% 501 30.05% 529 31.73% 15 0.90% 1,667 Thurston 1,043 41.70% 810 32.39% 541 21.63% 107 4.28% 2,501 Wahkiakum 239 46.23% 225 43.52% 49 9.48% 4 0.77% 517 Walla Walla 1,362 47.14% 1,313 45.45% 88 3.05% 126 4.36% 2,889 Whatcom 1,709 41.50% 1,161 28.19% 1,080 26.23% 168 4.08% 4,118 Whitman 2,131 37.39% 2,061 36.16% 1,329 23.32% 178 3.12% 5,699 Yakima 625 41.47% 498 33.05% 370 24.55% 14 0.93% 1,507 Totals 36,503 41.48% 29,802 33.87% 19,155 21.77% 2,542 2.89% 88,002
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