Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison ran for president in 1888, 1892 and won once. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.
1892 Lost
Republican- Electoral votes
- 145of 444
- Popular vote
- 5,186,79343.00%
- States carried
- 16
- Running mate
- Whitelaw Reid
Opponents: Grover Cleveland (277 EV), James B. Weaver (22 EV).
1888 Won
Republican- Electoral votes
- 233of 401
- Popular vote
- 5,449,82547.80%
- States carried
- 20
- Running mate
- Levi Morton
Opponents: Grover Cleveland (168 EV).
Carried: California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin.
Head-to-head
Questions and answers
How many times did Benjamin Harrison run for president?
2 times (1888, 1892), winning in 1888.
How many electoral votes did Benjamin Harrison win?
1892: 145; 1888: 233.
What share of the popular vote did Benjamin Harrison get?
1892: 43.0% (5,186,793 votes); 1888: 47.8% (5,449,825 votes).
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data