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Presidential Election of 1892: A Resource Guide

Former president Grover Cleveland defeated incumbent Benjamin Harrison in the 1892 presidential election. This guide provides access to digital materials at the Library of Congress, links to external websites, and a print bibliography.

Introduction

In a rematch of the 1888 presidential election, former president Grover Cleveland defeated incumbent Benjamin Harrison in the 1892 election. With his victory in 1892, Cleveland became the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms.

The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with the presidential election of 1892, including manuscripts, broadsides, prints, political cartoons, sheet music, and newspaper articles. This guide compiles links to digital materials related to the presidential election of 1892 that are available throughout the Library of Congress website. In addition, it provides links to external websites focusing on the 1892 election and a selected bibliography.


1892 Presidential Election Results [1]


Political Party Presidential Nominee VP Nominee Electoral College Popular Vote
Democratic Grover Cleveland Adlai E. Stevenson 277 5,554,617
Republican Benjamin Harrison Whitelaw Reid 145 5,186,793
Populist (People's) James Weaver James Field 22 1,024,280

Notes

1. Presidential Elections, 1789-2008. (Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2010), 142, 232.