1888 Elections

Presidential Year

2 offices contested.

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1888

Balance of Power

48.6%Popular Vote47.8%

11,427,766 votes

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President

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1888

Presidential Election · 1888

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison

Republicandefeating Grover Cleveland

156

Cleveland

Electoral

Votes

201 to win

245

Harrison

156 EV201 needed to win245 EV

Popular Vote

Cleveland(DEM)48.6%

Harrison(REP)47.8%

candidates(OTH)3.6%

National margin:D+0.8%

11,427,766 total votes cast

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Results by State

Cleveland: 17 states · 156 EV|Harrison: 21 states · 245 EV

	State	EV	Cum. EV ▲	Cleveland %	Votes	Harrison %	Votes	Other %	Margin	Swing
▶	Vermont	4	4	26.5%	16,788	71.2%	45,193	—	R+44.8	↓ R+7.4
▶	Kansas	9	13	31.0%	102,609	55.2%	182,620	13.8%	R+24.2	→ Even
▶	Maine	6	19	39.4%	50,472	57.5%	73,730	—	R+18.1	↓ R+2.8
▶	Nevada	3	22	42.2%	5,303	57.5%	7,229	—	R+15.3	↓ R+2.8
▶	Minnesota	7	29	39.7%	104,372	54.1%	142,492	6.2%	R+14.5	↑ D+7.4
▶	Colorado	3	32	40.8%	37,549	55.2%	50,772	—	R+14.4	↓ R+1.8
▶	Nebraska	5	37	39.8%	80,552	53.5%	108,417	6.7%	R+13.8	↑ D+3.0
▶	Oregon	3	40	42.9%	26,518	53.8%	33,291	—	R+10.9	↓ R+6.7
▶	Massachusetts	14	54	44.0%	151,590	53.4%	183,892	—	R+9.4	↓ R+1.4
▶	Pennsylvania	30	84	44.8%	446,633	52.7%	526,091	—	R+8.0	↑ D+0.7
▶	Iowa	13	97	44.5%	179,876	52.3%	211,607	—	R+7.8	↓ R+2.7
▶	Wisconsin	11	108	43.8%	155,232	49.8%	176,553	6.4%	R+6.0	↓ R+1.4
▶	Michigan	13	121	44.9%	213,328	49.7%	236,384	5.4%	R+4.8	↑ D+5.8
▶	Illinois	22	143	46.6%	348,351	49.5%	370,475	—	R+3.0	↑ D+0.8
▶	Rhode Island	4	147	47.6%	17,530	50.4%	18,575	—	R+2.8	↑ D+17.4
▶	California	8	155	46.8%	117,729	49.7%	124,816	—	R+2.8	↑ D+3.8
▶	New Hampshire	4	159	47.8%	43,382	50.4%	45,734	—	R+2.6	↑ D+2.2
▶	Ohio	23	182	47.1%	395,456	49.6%	416,055	—	R+2.5	↑ D+1.6
▶	New York	36	218	48.2%	635,965	49.3%	650,338	—	R+1.1	↓ R+1.2
▶	Virginia	12	230	49.4%	127,920	50.0%	129,506	—	R+0.6	↓ R+2.5
▶	Indiana	15	245	48.6%	260,990	49.0%	263,366	—	R+0.4	↓ R+1.8
▶	South Carolina	9	9	82.3%	65,824	17.2%	13,736	—	D+65.1	↑ D+13.3
▶	Mississippi	9	18	73.8%	85,451	26.0%	30,095	—	D+47.8	↑ D+19.1
▶	Louisiana	8	26	73.4%	85,032	26.5%	30,660	—	D+46.9	↑ D+32.1
▶	Georgia	12	38	70.4%	100,493	28.4%	40,499	—	D+42.0	↑ D+9.9
▶	Texas	13	51	65.1%	236,359	25.4%	92,389	9.5%	D+39.6	↓ R+1.2
▶	Alabama	10	61	67.0%	117,314	32.7%	57,177	—	D+34.4	↑ D+12.7
▶	Florida	4	65	59.5%	39,557	39.9%	26,529	—	D+19.6	↑ D+13.4
▶	Arkansas	7	72	54.8%	86,062	38.0%	59,752	7.2%	D+16.8	↓ R+0.2
▶	Delaware	3	75	55.1%	16,414	43.5%	12,950	—	D+11.6	↓ R+1.7
▶	Kentucky	13	88	53.3%	183,830	45.0%	155,138	—	D+8.3	↓ R+4.1
▶	Tennessee	12	100	53.4%	158,391	46.6%	138,391	—	D+6.7	↑ D+2.9
▶	Missouri	16	116	49.6%	261,943	44.7%	236,252	5.7%	D+4.9	↓ R+2.4
▶	North Carolina	11	127	51.8%	147,902	47.2%	134,784	—	D+4.6	↓ R+2.1
▶	Maryland	8	135	50.9%	150,792	47.1%	139,545	—	D+3.8	↓ R+3.4
▶	New Jersey	9	144	49.9%	151,493	47.5%	144,347	—	D+2.4	↑ D+0.7
▶	West Virginia	6	150	49.4%	78,677	49.0%	78,171	—	D+0.3	↓ R+2.9
▶	Connecticut	6	156	48.7%	74,920	48.4%	74,584	—	D+0.2	↓ R+0.7

Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1884 margin. Cum. EV orders each winning ticket's states from largest win to closest win and accumulates the official EV awarded in each state, so the closest state is that candidate's final cumulative total.Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

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25 contests|D won 11|R won 14

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	SeayDEM	77.6%	155,973	EwingREP	22.2%	44,707	D+55.4	↓ R+44.4
▶	Arkansas	EagleDEM	54.1%	99,229	OtherOTH	45.9%	84,273	D+54.1	↑ D+25.1
▶	Colorado	CooperREP	53.8%	49,490	PattersonDEM	42.6%	39,197	R+11.2	↓ R+6.5
▶	Connecticut	MorrisDEM	48.9%	75,074	BulkeleyREP	47.9%	73,659	D+0.9	↓ R+0.3
▶	Florida	FlemingDEM	60.4%	40,195	ShipmanREP	39.6%	26,385	D+20.7	↑ D+13.7
▶	Illinois	FiferREP	49.1%	367,856	PalmerDEM	47.5%	355,313	R+1.7	↑ D+0.5
▶	Indiana	HoveyREP	49.0%	263,194	MatsonDEM	48.6%	260,994	R+0.4	↓ R+1.9
▶	Kansas	HumphreyREP	54.7%	180,618	MartinDEM	32.5%	107,448	R+22.1	↓ R+7.6
▶	Louisiana	NichollsDEM	72.5%	136,747	WarmothREP	27.6%	51,993	D+44.9	↑ D+10.7
▶	Maine	BurleighREP	54.6%	79,401	PutnamDEM	42.2%	61,348	R+12.4	↑ D+1.4
▶	Massachusetts	AmesREP	52.7%	180,849	RussellDEM	45.6%	156,512	R+7.1	↑ D+8.5
▶	Michigan	LuceREP	49.2%	233,592	BurtDEM	45.6%	216,330	R+3.6	↑ D+96.4
▶	Minnesota	MerriamREP	51.3%	134,355	WilsonDEM	42.1%	110,251	R+9.2	—
▶	Missouri	FrancisDEM	48.5%	281,285	KimballREP	48.0%	278,716	D+0.4	↓ R+2.1
▶	Nebraska	ThayerREP	51.3%	103,982	McShaneDEM	42.1%	85,420	R+9.2	↑ D+2.2
▶	New Hampshire	GoodellREP	49.5%	44,809	AmsdenDEM	48.8%	44,217	R+0.7	↑ D+2.8
▶	New York	HillDEM	49.5%	645,804	MillerREP	47.9%	625,452	D+1.6	—
▶	North Carolina	FowleDEM	52.0%	148,405	DockeryREP	46.9%	134,035	D+5.0	↓ R+2.6
▶	Rhode Island	TaftREP	52.3%	20,744	DavisDEM	44.3%	17,556	R+8.0	↑ D+16.8
▶	South Carolina	RichardsonDEM	100.0%	58,730	OtherOTH	0.0%	16	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Tennessee	TaylorDEM	51.9%	156,493	HawkinsREP	45.9%	138,426	D+6.0	↑ D+3.2
▶	Texas	RossDEM	70.8%	249,050	OtherOTH	29.2%	102,613	D+70.8	↑ D+37.0
▶	Vermont	DillinghamREP	69.9%	48,522	ShurtleffDEM	28.1%	19,527	R+41.8	↓ R+5.8
▶	West Virginia	GoffREP	50.0%	78,904	FlemingDEM	50.0%	78,798	R+0.1	↓ R+4.0
▶	Wisconsin	HoardREP	49.5%	175,696	MorganDEM	43.8%	155,423	R+5.7	↑ D+0.3