The American Vote
2024 result
Candidate

James B. Weaver

Populist

Elections
1
Won
0
Electoral votes, all elections
22
Years
1892

Record

James B. Weaver: result of each presidential election
YearElectoral votesPopular voteResult
1892
22
of 444
Not computed
minor-party votes not named in every state
Lost

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1892 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

1892Populist · Lost

States carried · 5 of 44
Closest states won
  1. North Dakotaby 181 · 0.5 pts
  2. Kansasby 5,874 · 1.8 pts
  3. Idahoby 1,921 · 9.9 pts
Closest states lost
  1. NebraskaHarrison by 4,093 · 2.0 pts
  2. WyomingHarrison by 732 · 4.4 pts
  3. OregonHarrison by 8,037 · 10.2 pts

Margins computed for 35 of 44 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Weaver.

SourceThe World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

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