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Election in Washington
1892 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
County Results
Harrison
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
Cleveland
40-50%
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.
County
Benjamin Harrison[2] Republican
Stephen Grover Cleveland
Democratic[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