The 1892 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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New Jersey voted for the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term, over Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won his birth state by a narrow margin of 4.43 points. This would be the last occasion the Democrats won Essex County until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.[1]
Results
edit| 1892 United States presidential election in New Jersey[2] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland of New York | Adlai Ewing Stevenson I of Illinois | 171,066 | 50.67% | 10 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison of Indiana (incumbent) | Whitelaw Reid of New York | 156,101 | 46.24% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | John Bidwell of California | James Cranfill of Texas | 8,134 | 2.41% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Simon Wing of Massachusetts | Charles Matchett of New York | 1,337 | 0.40% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Populist | James Baird Weaver of Iowa | James Gaven Field of Virginia | 985 | 0.29% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 337,623 | 100.00% | 10 | 100.00% | ||||
Results by county
edit| County | Stephen Grover Cleveland[3] Democratic |
Benjamin Harrison[3] Republican |
John Bidwell[4] Prohibition |
Various candidates[5] Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Atlantic | 3,003 | 45.28% | 3,329 | 50.20% | 247 | 3.72% | 53 | 0.80% | -326 | -4.92% | 6,632 |
| Bergen | 5,865 | 53.06% | 5,019 | 45.41% | 125 | 1.13% | 44 | 0.40% | 846 | 7.65% | 11,053 |
| Burlington | 6,728 | 47.50% | 6,882 | 48.59% | 507 | 3.58% | 47 | 0.33% | -154 | -1.09% | 14,164 |
| Camden | 10,005 | 46.36% | 11,004 | 50.98% | 498 | 2.31% | 76 | 0.35% | -999 | -4.63% | 21,583 |
| Cape May | 1,310 | 43.84% | 1,480 | 49.53% | 191 | 6.39% | 7 | 0.23% | -170 | -5.69% | 2,988 |
| Cumberland | 4,732 | 42.77% | 5,517 | 49.87% | 718 | 6.49% | 96 | 0.87% | -785 | -7.10% | 11,063 |
| Essex | 30,176 | 50.02% | 29,044 | 48.15% | 781 | 1.29% | 323 | 0.54% | 1,132 | 1.88% | 60,324 |
| Gloucester | 3,529 | 46.93% | 3,748 | 49.85% | 224 | 2.98% | 18 | 0.24% | -219 | -2.91% | 7,519 |
| Hudson | 32,237 | 57.15% | 23,307 | 41.32% | 272 | 0.48% | 594 | 1.05% | 8,930 | 15.83% | 56,410 |
| Hunterdon | 5,120 | 55.10% | 3,449 | 37.12% | 623 | 6.70% | 100 | 1.08% | 1,671 | 17.98% | 9,292 |
| Mercer | 9,348 | 47.52% | 9,795 | 49.79% | 435 | 2.21% | 93 | 0.47% | -447 | -2.27% | 19,671 |
| Middlesex | 7,945 | 55.02% | 6,142 | 42.54% | 248 | 1.72% | 104 | 0.72% | 1,803 | 12.49% | 14,439 |
| Monmouth | 9,013 | 52.17% | 7,676 | 44.43% | 555 | 3.21% | 33 | 0.19% | 1,337 | 7.74% | 17,277 |
| Morris | 5,837 | 47.18% | 5,725 | 46.27% | 674 | 5.45% | 136 | 1.10% | 112 | 0.91% | 12,372 |
| Ocean | 1,561 | 35.84% | 2,610 | 59.92% | 168 | 3.86% | 17 | 0.39% | -1,049 | -24.08% | 4,356 |
| Passaic | 10,992 | 47.49% | 11,527 | 49.80% | 406 | 1.75% | 222 | 0.96% | -535 | -2.31% | 23,147 |
| Salem | 3,237 | 48.31% | 3,152 | 47.04% | 290 | 4.33% | 21 | 0.31% | 85 | 1.27% | 6,700 |
| Somerset | 3,408 | 48.86% | 3,342 | 47.91% | 220 | 3.15% | 5 | 0.07% | 66 | 0.95% | 6,975 |
| Sussex | 3,218 | 55.59% | 2,347 | 40.54% | 195 | 3.37% | 29 | 0.50% | 871 | 15.05% | 5,789 |
| Union | 8,600 | 50.79% | 7,825 | 46.21% | 302 | 1.78% | 207 | 1.22% | 775 | 4.58% | 16,934 |
| Warren | 5,202 | 58.22% | 3,182 | 35.61% | 454 | 5.08% | 97 | 1.09% | 2,020 | 22.61% | 8,935 |
| Totals | 171,066 | 50.67% | 156,102 | 46.24% | 8,133 | 2.41% | 2,322 | 0.69% | 14,964 | 4.43% | 337,623 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 258-259 ISBN 0786422173
- ^ "1892 Presidential General Election Results – New Jersey". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ a b "1892 Presidential Election Popular Vote". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
- ^ "Popular Vote for John Bidwell". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
- ^ "Popular Vote for James B. Weaver". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
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