1892: Cleveland wins, but not on 5 state ballots? (user search)
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tinman64
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« on: September 02, 2005, 02:22:54 AM »

Here's something I've always wondered about...

Grover Cleveland returned to the White House, elected in 1892 after being turned out in 1888.  Despite a comfortable victory, he received no votes in 5 states: Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, North Dakota and Wyoming.

I suspect this could be due to the Democratic state parties supporting the Populist James Weaver, and leaving Cleveland off the ballot.  Weaver did very well in all 5 states.  However, Cleveland received votes in other states where Weaver did well, including Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington.

Does anyone know why Cleveland did not receive votes in these 5 states?
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