1892 United States presidential election in Tennessee

The 1892 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 8, 1892. All contemporary 44 states were part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1892

November 8, 1892
 
Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison James B. Weaver
Party Democratic Republican Populist
Home state New York Indiana Iowa
Running mate Adlai Stevenson I Whitelaw Reid James G. Field
Electoral vote 12 0 0
Popular vote 136,468 100,537 23,918
Percentage 51.36% 37.83% 9.00%

President before election

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Tennessee was won by the Democratic nominees, former President Grover Cleveland of New York and his running mate Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois.

Results

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1892[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Grover Cleveland 136,468 51.36% 12
Republican Benjamin Harrison (incumbent) 100,537 37.83% 0
People's James Weaver 23,918 9.00% 0
Prohibition John Bidwell 4,809 1.81% 0
Totals 265,732 100.00% 12
Voter turnout

References

  1. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Tennessee

Notes

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