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Information on Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Notable Facts
Served as President of the United States (Republican) from 1889-1893
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U.S. Senate
Class 1
In office
Mar 4, 1881 to Mar 4, 1887
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
Elected by Legislature
Left:
Did Not Run
Benjamin Harrison spent 6 years, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.
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1876–Governor
LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1876
49.07%
James Douglas Williams
*
, Democratic, 213,219 votes
47.88%
Benjamin Harrison
, Republican, 208,080 votes
3.04%
Henry W. Harrington
, Greenback, 13,212 votes
0.01%
Samuel Phillips
, Independent, 37 votes
Out of
434,548
votes casts, the margin of victory was
5,139
(1.19%)
In the 1 races for which we have results, Benjamin Harrison had a record of 0-1. That includes a record of 0-1 in 1 general election.
