1892 United States presidential election in Delaware
November 8, 1892
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County Results
Cleveland 40–50% 50–60%
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The 1892 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 8, 1892. All contemporary 44 states were part of the 1892 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Delaware was won by the Democratic nominees, former President Grover Cleveland of New York and his running mate Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois.
Despite reclaiming the presidency, Cleveland performed much worse in Delaware than he did in his 1888 re-election bid. The State shifted 10 points for Harrison, voting for Cleveland by only 1.4 percentage points. This would be one of four states where Harrison outperformed his initial run for the presidency in 1888. The other states were New Hampshire, Georgia and, South Carolina.
This is the last election in which Delaware voted Democratic until 1912; and the last in which it voted Democratic two or more consecutive times until 1940.
Results
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | Charles B. Lore | 18,581 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | William H. Coulbourn | 18,575 | |
| Democratic Party | Grover Cleveland | Ezekiel W. Cooper | 18,572 | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | Henry A. du Pont | 18,077 | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | Thomas Curry | 18,072 | |
| Republican Party | Benjamin Harrison | Joseph R. Whitaker | 18,068 | |
| Prohibition Party | John Bidwell | William G. Winner | 564 | |
| Prohibition Party | John Bidwell | Richard M. Cooper | 561 | |
| Prohibition Party | John Bidwell | Charles M. Marshall | 561 | |
| Independent Colored Republican | Unpledged | A. Worthington Brinckley | 13 | |
| Independent Colored Republican | Unpledged | William P. Prattis | 13 | |
| Independent Colored Republican | Unpledged | Lewis Blockson | 13 | |
| Votes cast[a] | 37,235 | |||
Results by county
| County[1][2] | Grover Cleveland Democratic |
Benjamin Harrison Republican |
John Bidwell Prohibition |
Margin | Total votes cast[a] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 3,720 | 50.45% | 3,550 | 48.14% | 104 | 1.41% | 170 | 2.31% | 7,374 |
| New Castle | 10,583 | 49.63% | 10,383 | 48.68% | 345 | 1.62% | 200 | 0.94% | 21,324[b] |
| Sussex | 4,278 | 50.11% | 4,144 | 48.54% | 115 | 1.35% | 134 | 1.57% | 8,537 |
| Totals | 18,581 | 49.90% | 18,077 | 48.55% | 564 | 1.51% | 504 | 1.35% | 37,235 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Proclamation - State of Delaware, Executive Department". Evening Journal. Wilmington. November 17, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "The Vote of Delaware!". Delaware Gazette and State Journal. Wilmington. November 17, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "Sample Ballot". Every Evening. Wilmington. November 5, 1892. Retrieved December 17, 2025.