Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

1892 Presidential Election

When
1892-11-08
Where
National Election
Part of
Grover Cleveland defeats Benjamin Harrison in the 1892 US presidential election

Cleveland defeated Harrison and Weaver, winning the popular vote and electoral college, marking a return to office.

The election held on November 8, 1892, resulted in Cleveland's victory. He won both the popular vote and electoral college, becoming the first president to be succeeded by his predecessor. The win was driven by dissatisfaction with high tariffs and federal spending.

Sources

  1. 1892 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
  2. Grover Cleveland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
  3. Benjamin Harrison Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29

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