1892 United States presidential election in New Jersey
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Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Indiana
Running mate Adlai Stevenson Whitelaw Reid
Electoral vote 10 0
Popular vote 171,066 156,101
Percentage 50.67% 46.24%
County Results
President before election

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

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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.

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

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 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

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

References

  1. ^ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 258-259 ISBN 0786422173
  2. ^ "1892 Presidential General Election Results – New Jersey". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "1892 Presidential Election Popular Vote". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
  4. ^ "Popular Vote for John Bidwell". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
  5. ^ "Popular Vote for James B. Weaver". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)


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