Populist James B. Weaver also carried five Western states and won a little over eight percent of the vote.

[3] At the 1892 Republican National Convention, Harrison fended off a challenge from supporters of former Secretary of State James G. Blaine and Governor William McKinley of Ohio.

At the 1892 Democratic National Convention, Cleveland defeated Senator David B. Hill from New York and Governor Horace Boies of Iowa on the first ballot.

Republicans picked up several seats in the House, but Democrats continued to command a large majority in the chamber.

[4] In the Senate, Democrats made moderate gains to win a majority in the chamber for the first time since 1881.