Encyclopedia  |   World Factbook  |   World Flags  |   Reference Tables  |   List of Lists     
   Academic Disciplines  |   Historical Timeline  |   Themed Timelines  |   Biographies  |   How-Tos     
Your Ad Here
Sponsor by The Tattoo Collection


U.S. presidential election, 1888
Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index

U.S. presidential election, 1888

Presidential CandidateElectoral Vote Popular Vote Pct Party Running Mate
(Electoral Votes)
Benjamin Harrison of Indiana (W) 233 5,439,853 48.4 Republican Levi Parsons Morton of New York (233)
(Stephen) Grover Cleveland of New York 168 5,540,309 49.3 Democrat Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio (168)
Other
Total 100.0%
Other elections: 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1900
Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register

The election was held on November 6, 1888. Grover Cleveland won a plurality (although not an absolute majority) of the overall popular vote, but was voted out of office because he lost in the Electoral College to Republican challenger Benjamin Harrison. This scenario occurred again in the 2000 election.

Prohibition Party candidate Clinton B. Fisk gathered 249,819 popular votes (2.2%), signaling the growing influence of the Prohibition movement in American politics.

See also: President of the United States, U.S. presidential election, 1888, History of the United States (1865-1918)