nov 4, 1892 - Election of 1892 (Nov)

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Populists - nominated Greenbacker General James B. Weaver; got 1.02 mill pop votes, 22 electoral votes; One of few third parties in US history to break into electoral column, fell short of electoral majority; Industrial laborers in E didn’t rally up to populists, electoral votes only came from 6 mid-W states, 4 of them were in populist basket (Kansas, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada);

Cleveland wins vote; w/ Populists divided and Republicans discredited, Grover Cleveland took office

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