1892 Colorado gubernatorial election

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The 1892 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892. People's Party nominee Davis Hanson Waite defeated Republican nominee Joseph Helm with 46.68% of the vote.

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1892 Colorado gubernatorial election
← 1890
November 8, 1892
1894 â†’
 
Nominee Davis Hanson Waite Joseph Helm Joseph H. Maupin
Party Populist Republican Democratic
Popular vote 43,342 38,806 8,944
Percentage 46.68% 41.79% 9.63%
County results
Waite:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Helm:     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Maupin:      40–50%
Governor before election

John Long Routt
Republican

 Elected Governor

Davis Hanson Waite
Populist

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General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Joseph Helm, Republican
  • Joseph H. Maupin, Democratic

Other candidates

  • Davis Hanson Waite, People's
  • John Hipp, Prohibition

Results

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1892 Colorado gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Populist Davis Hanson Waite 43,342 46.68% N/A
Republican Joseph Helm 38,806 41.79% −8.32%
Democratic Joseph H. Maupin 8,944 9.63% −32.73%
Prohibition John Hipp 1,764 1.90% +0.63%
Majority 4,536 4.91%
Turnout 92,856
Populist gain from Republican Swing
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More information County, Waite % ...
County Waite % Waite # Helm % Helm # Maupin % Maupin # Hipp % Hipp # Total
Arapahoe 40.03% 9,393 49.35% 11,578 8.54% 2,004 2.06% 485 23,460
Archuleta 26.14% 57 49.08% 107 24.77% 54 0.00% 0 218
Baca 42.31% 135 48.27% 154 7.52% 24 1.88% 6 319
Bent 54.87% 214 41.53% 162 3.07% 12 0.51% 2 390
Boulder 56.14% 2,034 36.68% 1,329 3.61% 131 3.56% 129 3,623
Chaffee 52.04% 867 42.25% 704 4.74% 79 0.96% 16 1,666
Cheyenne 20.13% 30 65.10% 97 14.76% 22 0.00% 0 131
Clear Creek 75.06% 1,674 23.67% 528 0.40% 9 0.85% 19 2,230
Conejos 34.59% 492 60.68% 863 4.07% 58 0.63% 9 1,422
Costilla 26.10% 213 63.72% 520 9.55% 78 0.61% 5 816
Custer 41.69% 281 44.36% 299 13.50% 91 0.44% 3 674
Delta 52.86% 369 33.81% 236 11.31% 79 2.00% 14 698
Dolores 60.04% 526 34.58% 303 4.90% 43 0.45% 4 876
Douglas 32.50% 195 61.33% 368 5.50% 33 0.66% 4 600
Eagle 63.78% 597 29.70% 278 6.19% 58 0.32% 3 936
El Paso 42.07% 2,324 48.34% 2,670 6.55% 362 3.02% 167 5,523
Elbert 39.85% 163 46.21% 189 12.95% 53 0.97% 4 409
Fremont 42.09% 879 35.82% 748 19.73% 412 2.34% 49 2,088
Garfield 43.36% 572 47.76% 630 8.03% 106 0.83% 11 1,319
Gilpin 59.71% 762 34.79% 444 1.72% 22 3.76% 48 1,276
Grand 33.33% 77 49.78% 115 16.45% 38 0.43% 1 231
Gunnison 53.58% 792 39.51% 584 6.22% 92 0.67% 10 1,478
Hinsdale 68.19% 1,072 27.67% 435 3.88% 61 0.25% 4 1,572
Huerfano 17.31% 254 48.87% 717 33.53% 492 0.27% 4 1,467
Jefferson 38.14% 690 43.28% 783 12.38% 224 6.19% 112 1,809
Kiowa 25.71% 72 55.35% 155 18.21% 51 0.71% 2 280
Kit Carson 37.34% 186 53.41% 266 8.03% 40 1.20% 6 498
La Plata 50.97% 810 36.31% 577 11.89% 189 0.81% 13 1,589
Lake 60.12% 1,870 32.92% 1,024 6.59% 205 0.35% 11 3,110
Larimer 44.93% 1,007 43.28% 970 6.11% 137 5.66% 127 2,241
Las Animas 15.53% 482 35.84% 1,112 45.61% 1,415 2.99% 93 3,102
Lincoln 2.90% 5 65.69% 112 30.23% 52 1.16% 2 172
Logan 37.09% 217 52.82% 309 8.54% 50 1.53% 9 585
Mesa 42.22% 516 42.96% 525 8.26% 101 6.54% 80 1,222
Montezuma 65.99% 326 26.31% 130 7.69% 38 0.00% 0 494
Montrose 53.77% 463 34.72% 299 10.45% 90 1.04% 9 861
Morgan 42.22% 182 47.56% 205 9.51% 41 0.69% 3 431
Otero 46.67% 533 41.68% 476 9.28% 106 2.36% 27 1,142
Ouray 79.98% 1,419 18.20% 323 1.12% 20 0.67% 12 1,774
Park 60.15% 613 36.21% 369 3.33% 34 0.29% 3 1,019
Phillips 38.40% 207 49.16% 265 7.79% 42 4.63% 25 539
Pitkin 78.22% 2,508 17.28% 554 4.21% 135 0.28% 9 3,206
Prowers 37.93% 173 49.12% 224 12.50% 57 0.43% 2 456
Pueblo 36.16% 1,879 45.80% 2,380 16.51% 858 1.52% 79 5,196
Rio Blanco 42.18% 143 35.10% 119 21.53% 73 1.17% 4 339
Rio Grande 43.65% 475 48.52% 528 5.79% 63 2.02% 22 1,088
Routt 24.68% 158 51.56% 330 22.96% 147 0.78% 5 640
Saguache 59.39% 531 36.46% 326 3.80% 34 0.33% 3 894
San Juan 79.57% 448 18.65% 105 1.42% 8 0.35% 2 563
San Miguel 71.91% 817 24.11% 274 3.25% 37 0.70% 8 1,136
Sedgwick 48.16% 144 44.14% 132 7.02% 21 0.66% 2 299
Summit 67.13% 715 29.48% 314 2.15% 23 1.22% 13 1,065
Washington 22.02% 89 60.89% 246 14.35% 58 2.72% 11 404
Weld 53.49% 1,453 41.56% 1,129 2.61% 71 2.31% 63 2,716
Yuma 43.77% 239 34.06% 186 20.32% 111 1.83% 10 546
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Populist

Counties that flipped from Republican to Populist

Counties that flipped from Labor to Populist

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