Incumbent President Benjamin Harrison’s administration had been plagued by divisions within his party and by controversy over foreign relations, notably with Italy and Chile.[1] In California, Harrison became less popular because it was believed that Senator Leland Stanford was dictating policies in the interest of the Southern Pacific Railroad.[1] Opposition to its power had already spawned several unsuccessful reform movements in California since 1873,[2] and the growing Populist movement also gained substantial support from small farmers in the state’s Central Valley region.[3] The relative weakness of partisan loyalties in California helped give the movement much more influence than in the East,[4] however the much greater urban character of the state’s economy, the diversity of its agricultural sector and the access of its wheat growers – the basis for Populist victories in the Plains States – to major ocean ports severely weakened the Populist Party under 1880 Greenback nominee James B. Weaver in California.[5] Consequently California would prove Weaver’s weakest state west of the Missouri River, giving him less than ten percent of the vote.
California voted for the Democratic challenger, former presidentGrover Cleveland, over the Republicanincumbent, Benjamin Harrison by an extremely narrow margin of just 147 votes, or a 0.05452% margin, which constitutes the fifth-closest statewide presidential election result on record, behind Florida in 2000, Maryland in 1832 and 1904, and California itself 20 years later in 1912. Because the vote was so close and voters voted for individual electors, the ninth Cleveland elector received fewer votes than one Harrison elector, who was thus elected.[6] This was the second occasion in which California's electoral vote was split, rather than being awarded to a single candidate. The first occasion was in 1880. Such a split would only subsequently occur in California two subsequent times (1896, and 1912).[7] California is one of just three states that Cleveland won in 1892 but lost in his first two presidential elections, the others being Illinois and Wisconsin.
^ abDozer, Donald Marquand; ‘Benjamin Harrison and the Presidential Campaign of 1892’; The American Historical Review, Vol. 54, No. 1 (October 1948), pp. 49-77
^Graffiths, David B.; ‘Anti-Monopoly Movement in California 1873-1898’; Southern California Quarterly, Vol. 52, No. 2 (June 1970), pp. 93-121
^Hall, Tom G.; ‘California Populism at the Grass-Roots: The Case of Tulare County, 1892’; Southern California Quarterly, Vol. 49, No. 2 (June 1967), pp. 193-204
^Kleppner, Paul; ‘Voters and Parties in the Western States, 1876-1900’; Western Historical Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 1 (January 1983), pp. 49-68
^Magliari, Michael; ‘Populism, Steamboats, and the Octopus: Transportation Rates and Monopoly in California's Wheat Regions, 1890-1896’; Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 58, No. 4 (November 1989), pp. 449-469
^Knoles, George Harmon; The Presidential Campaign and Election of 1892, Volume 5 (1942), p. 229
^"DIVIDED ELECTORAL VOTES". Newspapers.com. The Boston Globe. 11 Nov 1912. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^"1892 Presidential General Election Results – California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
February 27, 2023
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Main article 1892 United States presidential election The 1892 United States presidential election in California was held on November 8 1892 as part of the 1892 United States presidential election State voters chose nine representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1892 United States presidential election in California 1888 November 8 1892 1896 Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison James WeaverParty Democratic Republican PopulistHome state New York Indiana IowaRunning mate Adlai E Stevenson Whitelaw Reid James FieldElectoral vote 8 1 0Popular vote 118 174 118 027 25 311Percentage 43 83 43 78 9 39 County Results Cleveland 40 50 50 60 Harrison 30 40 40 50 50 60 70 80 President before electionBenjamin HarrisonRepublican Elected President Grover ClevelandDemocraticIncumbent President Benjamin Harrison s administration had been plagued by divisions within his party and by controversy over foreign relations notably with Italy and Chile 1 In California Harrison became less popular because it was believed that Senator Leland Stanford was dictating policies in the interest of the Southern Pacific Railroad 1 Opposition to its power had already spawned several unsuccessful reform movements in California since 1873 2 and the growing Populist movement also gained substantial support from small farmers in the state s Central Valley region 3 The relative weakness of partisan loyalties in California helped give the movement much more influence than in the East 4 however the much greater urban character of the state s economy the diversity of its agricultural sector and the access of its wheat growers the basis for Populist victories in the Plains States to major ocean ports severely weakened the Populist Party under 1880 Greenback nominee James B Weaver in California 5 Consequently California would prove Weaver s weakest state west of the Missouri River giving him less than ten percent of the vote California voted for the Democratic challenger former president Grover Cleveland over the Republican incumbent Benjamin Harrison by an extremely narrow margin of just 147 votes or a 0 05452 margin which constitutes the fifth closest statewide presidential election result on record behind Florida in 2000 Maryland in 1832 and 1904 and California itself 20 years later in 1912 Because the vote was so close and voters voted for individual electors the ninth Cleveland elector received fewer votes than one Harrison elector who was thus elected 6 This was the second occasion in which California s electoral vote was split rather than being awarded to a single candidate The first occasion was in 1880 Such a split would only subsequently occur in California two subsequent times 1896 and 1912 7 California is one of just three states that Cleveland won in 1892 but lost in his first two presidential elections the others being Illinois and Wisconsin Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 Notes 3 ReferencesResults Edit1892 United States presidential election in California 8 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesDemocratic Grover Cleveland 118 174 43 83 8Republican Benjamin Harrison incumbent 118 027 43 78 1People s James Weaver 25 311 9 39 0Prohibition John Bidwell 8 096 3 00 0No party Write ins 1 0 00 0Invalid or blank votes Totals 269 609 100 00 9Voter turnout Results by county Edit County Stephen Grover ClevelandDemocratic Benjamin HarrisonRepublican James Baird WeaverPopulist John BidwellProhibition Margin Colusa 57 20 1 187 31 08 645 9 20 191 2 51 52 26 12 542Glenn 51 70 808 33 78 528 11 71 183 2 82 44 17 91 280Modoc 52 05 596 35 46 406 9 26 106 3 23 37 16 59 190Del Norte 52 72 339 36 55 235 9 18 59 1 56 10 16 17 104Stanislaus 53 69 1 369 38 90 992 2 27 58 5 14 131 14 78 377Mariposa 51 98 526 39 92 404 6 92 70 1 19 12 12 06 122San Francisco 53 09 31 022 41 78 24 416 4 29 2 508 0 84 489 11 30 6 606Kern 50 38 1 266 39 47 992 8 00 201 2 15 54 10 90 274Merced 50 46 995 39 66 782 6 39 126 3 50 69 10 80 213Tulare 42 09 2 613 31 96 1 984 22 71 1 410 3 24 201 10 13 629Yolo 50 74 1 707 40 78 1 372 4 01 135 4 46 150 9 96 335Tuolumne 50 27 916 40 56 739 6 20 113 2 96 54 9 71 177San Benito 45 56 759 36 97 616 15 37 256 2 10 35 8 58 143Lake 44 97 644 37 15 532 14 53 208 3 35 48 7 82 112Mendocino 49 56 2 023 41 87 1 709 3 87 158 4 70 192 7 69 314Sonoma 49 65 3 451 43 40 3 016 4 27 297 2 68 186 6 26 435Fresno 42 35 3 453 37 18 3 031 15 88 1 295 4 59 374 5 18 422Yuba 50 42 1 198 45 41 1 079 2 40 57 1 77 42 5 01 119Amador 48 01 1 255 43 04 1 125 6 27 164 2 68 70 4 97 130El Dorado 48 00 1 270 43 80 1 159 6 58 174 1 63 43 4 20 111Siskiyou 49 74 1 605 46 27 1 493 3 38 109 0 62 20 3 47 112Tehama 46 80 1 045 43 39 969 7 61 170 2 19 49 3 40 76San Joaquin 44 19 3 106 42 08 2 958 8 42 592 5 31 373 2 11 148Sutter 46 64 735 47 27 745 2 86 45 3 24 51 0 63 10Butte 45 89 2 141 46 73 2 180 3 92 183 3 45 161 0 84 39Lassen 46 66 524 48 09 540 3 56 40 1 69 19 1 42 16Monterey 39 14 1 606 41 65 1 709 16 72 686 2 49 102 2 51 103Calaveras 46 79 1 276 49 69 1 355 2 75 75 0 77 21 2 90 79Nevada 39 84 1 634 42 84 1 757 15 02 616 2 29 94 3 00 123San Mateo 47 40 1 020 50 56 1 088 1 49 32 0 56 12 3 16 68Shasta 39 41 1 137 42 77 1 234 15 11 436 2 70 78 3 36 97Trinity 46 92 457 50 82 495 1 95 19 0 31 3 3 90 38Santa Clara 40 12 4 167 44 48 4 620 10 50 1 091 4 90 509 4 36 453Solano 44 52 2 174 49 21 2 403 4 36 213 1 90 93 4 69 229Orange 34 49 1 000 39 74 1 152 16 56 480 9 21 267 5 24 152Placer 43 08 1 524 49 27 1 743 5 23 185 2 43 86 6 19 219San Luis Obispo 31 88 1 199 38 10 1 433 26 51 997 3 51 132 6 22 234Santa Barbara 34 88 1 228 42 12 1 483 18 15 639 4 83 170 7 24 255Santa Cruz 36 77 1 512 44 82 1 843 13 67 562 4 74 195 8 05 331Napa 42 43 1 478 50 79 1 769 4 97 173 1 81 63 8 35 291Plumas 43 62 537 52 15 642 2 19 27 2 03 25 8 53 105Alameda 38 52 7 114 47 60 8 792 11 45 2 114 2 44 450 9 09 1 678Los Angeles 35 64 8 119 44 89 10 226 13 55 3 086 5 92 1 348 9 25 2 107Contra Costa 42 30 1 332 51 79 1 631 3 84 121 2 06 65 9 50 299Sacramento a 39 23 3 498 48 92 4 362 9 97 889 1 88 168 9 69 864Humboldt 33 98 1 844 44 53 2 416 19 09 1 036 2 40 130 10 54 572Marin 42 88 949 53 59 1 186 2 67 59 0 86 19 10 71 237Ventura 34 80 958 46 60 1 283 15 07 415 3 52 97 11 81 325San Bernardino 33 65 2 546 48 71 3 686 9 53 721 8 11 614 15 07 1 140San Diego 30 26 2 334 45 71 3 525 19 70 1 519 4 33 334 15 44 1 191Inyo 33 25 266 51 13 409 10 63 85 5 00 40 17 88 143Sierra 38 61 529 57 45 787 3 36 46 0 58 8 18 83 258Mono 30 97 166 53 36 286 14 37 77 1 31 7 22 39 120Alpine 19 77 17 75 58 65 4 65 4 0 00 0 55 81 48Notes Edit One write in vote was recorded from this countyReferences Edit a b Dozer Donald Marquand Benjamin Harrison and the Presidential Campaign of 1892 The American Historical Review Vol 54 No 1 October 1948 pp 49 77 Graffiths David B Anti Monopoly Movement in California 1873 1898 Southern California Quarterly Vol 52 No 2 June 1970 pp 93 121 Hall Tom G California Populism at the Grass Roots The Case of Tulare County 1892 Southern California Quarterly Vol 49 No 2 June 1967 pp 193 204 Kleppner Paul Voters and Parties in the Western States 1876 1900 Western Historical Quarterly Vol 14 No 1 January 1983 pp 49 68 Magliari Michael Populism Steamboats and the Octopus Transportation Rates and Monopoly in California s Wheat Regions 1890 1896 Pacific Historical Review Vol 58 No 4 November 1989 pp 449 469 Knoles George Harmon The Presidential Campaign and Election of 1892 Volume 5 1942 p 229 DIVIDED ELECTORAL VOTES Newspapers com The Boston Globe 11 Nov 1912 Retrieved 1 June 2021 1892 Presidential General Election Results California Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas Retrieved 2008 08 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1892 United States presidential election in California amp oldid 1134088974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
