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1888 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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1888 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Indiana New York
Running mate Levi P. Morton Allen G. Thurman
Electoral vote 11 0
Popular vote 176,553 155,232
Percentage 49.79% 43.77%

County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

The 1888 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 6, 1888 as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. State voters chose eleven electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Republican Party candidate Benjamin Harrison won Wisconsin with 49.79 percent of the popular vote, winning the state's eleven electoral votes.[1]

Results

Presidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote (EV) Popular Vote (PV)
Benjamin Harrison of Indiana Levi P. Morton Republican 11 176,553 49.79%
Grover Cleveland Allen G. Thurman Democratic 0 155,232 43.77%
Clinton B. Fisk John A. Brooks Prohibition 0 14,277 4.03%
Alson Streeter Charles E. Cunningham Union Labor 0 8,552 2.41%

References

  1. ^ "1888 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin". Retrieved August 18, 2016.