The 1892 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Montana participated in its first-ever presidential election, having become the 41st state on November 8, 1889. The state voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent president Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former president Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term and over the People's Party (Populists) nominee James B. Weaver. Harrison won Montana by a narrow margin of 2.87%.
Cleveland is the only Democrat to win the White House without carrying Silver Bow County.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Benjamin Harrison William E. Hall18,851 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison George W. Morse18,759 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Francis M. Malone18,753 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Walter Cooper17,581 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Paul A. Fusz17,437 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Ambrose W. Lyman17,352 People's Party James B. Weaver Daniel McKay7,334 People's Party James B. Weaver John W. Rose7,212 People's Party James B. Weaver Solomon Wiles7,146 Prohibition Party John Bidwell Massena Bullard549 Prohibition Party John Bidwell William C. Orr510 Prohibition Party John Bidwell George W. Highsmith507Votes cast 44,315
Results by county CountyBenjamin HarrisonRepublicanGrover ClevelandDemocraticJames B. WeaverPeople'sJohn BidwellProhibitionMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#% Beaverhead 729 53.33% 463 33.87% 155 11.34% 20 1.46% 266 19.46% 1,367 Cascade 1,295 45.22% 1,184 41.34% 337 11.77% 48 1.68% 111 3.88% 2,864 Chouteau 788 51.91% 676 44.53% 35 2.31% 19 1.25% 112 7.38% 1,518 Custer 680 52.67% 537 41.60% 66 5.11% 8 0.62% 143 11.07% 1,291 Dawson 343 53.43% 268 41.74% 23 3.58% 8 1.25% 75 11.69% 642 Deer Lodge 1,930 35.47% 2,152 39.55% 1,319 24.24% 40 0.74% -222 -4.08% 5,441 Fergus 766 55.59% 560 40.64% 31 2.25% 21 1.52% 206 14.95% 1,378 Gallatin 998 43.32% 1,144 49.65% 80 3.47% 82 3.56% -146 -6.33% 2,304 Jefferson 740 38.05% 730 37.53% 447 22.98% 28 1.44% 10 0.52% 1,945 Lewis and Clark 2,014 38.14% 2,093 39.64% 1,073 20.32% 100 1.89% -79 -1.50% 5,280 Madison 762 48.81% 634 40.61% 151 9.67% 14 0.90% 128 8.20% 1,561 Meagher 839 44.63% 735 39.10% 292 15.53% 14 0.74% 104 5.53% 1,880 Missoula 2,045 39.82% 2,340 45.56% 706 13.75% 45 0.88% -295 -5.74% 5,136 Park 1,192 49.81% 1,048 43.79% 123 5.14% 30 1.25% 144 6.02% 2,393 Silver Bow 3,251 38.58% 2,648 31.43% 2,473 29.35% 54 0.64% 603 7.15% 8,426Yellowstone 479 53.88% 369 41.51% 23 2.59% 18 2.02% 110 12.37% 889Totals18,85142.54%17,58139.67%7,33416.55%5491.24%1,270 2.87%44,315
See also United States presidential elections in Montana
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