1892 United States presidential election in Ohio

The 1892 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 8, 1892. State voters chose 23 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1892 United States presidential election in Ohio

November 8, 1892
 
Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Indiana New York
Running mate Whitelaw Reid Adlai Stevenson I
Electoral vote 22 1
Popular vote 405,187 404,115
Percentage 47.66% 47.53%

County Results

President before election

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Ohio was narrowly won by the Republican Party candidate, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, with 47.66% of the popular vote. The Democratic Party candidate, former President Grover Cleveland, garnered 47.53% of the popular vote.

This was the last time until 2020 that an incumbent president won the state while losing re-election nationally, and the last election until 1944 that the state would vote for a losing candidate.

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