President / Vice President, 1892 Election
General
| Date: | November 8, 1892 |
| Cycle: | 1892 |
| Office: | President / Vice President |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Running mate | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Harrison Incumbent | Man | Whitelaw Reid (Man) | Republican | 122,823 | 32.52 | +3.27 |
| James Weaver | Man | James Field (Man) | Fusion | 110,465 | 29.25 | |
| Grover Cleveland | Man | Adlai Stevenson (Man) | Democrat | 100,920 | 26.72 | |
| James Weaver | Man | James Field (Man) | People's | 29,313 | 7.76 | |
| John Bidwell | Man | James Cranfill (Man) | Prohibition | 14,182 | 3.75 |
Harrison and Reid each received Minnesota's nine Electoral College votes. This was the most narrowly decided presidential race to this point in Minnesota history. Weaver's combined vote between the Fusion and Peoples' slate (139,778) was a plurality, but Harrison had the highest total of electors.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1893 (p. 469).