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The 1888 United States presidential election in California was held on November 6, 1888 as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
California narrowly voted for the Republican challenger, former Indiana United States Senate Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic incumbent, Grover Cleveland.
Results
Results by county
County
|
Benjamin Harrison[2] Republican
|
Stephen Grover Cleveland[2] Democratic
|
Clinton Bowen Fisk[3] Prohibition
|
Various candidates[3] Other parties
|
Margin
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
Alpine
|
66.25%
|
53
|
33.75%
|
27
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
32.50%
|
26
|
Mono
|
59.72%
|
347
|
37.01%
|
215
|
1.55%
|
9
|
1.72%
|
10
|
22.72%
|
132
|
Inyo
|
58.66%
|
437
|
36.64%
|
273
|
1.74%
|
13
|
2.95%
|
22
|
22.01%
|
164
|
Alameda
|
57.18%
|
8,840
|
36.82%
|
5,693
|
2.32%
|
359
|
3.68%
|
569
|
20.35%
|
3,147
|
Sierra
|
59.21%
|
1,003
|
40.67%
|
689
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.12%
|
2
|
18.54%
|
314
|
San Diego
|
56.88%
|
4,661
|
38.92%
|
3,189
|
3.93%
|
322
|
0.27%
|
22
|
17.96%
|
1,472
|
Sacramento
|
56.37%
|
4,769
|
40.74%
|
3,447
|
1.28%
|
108
|
1.61%
|
136
|
15.63%
|
1,322
|
Humboldt
|
55.94%
|
2,773
|
40.63%
|
2,014
|
1.51%
|
75
|
1.92%
|
95
|
15.31%
|
759
|
Los Angeles
|
54.64%
|
13,805
|
40.02%
|
10,110
|
5.01%
|
1,266
|
0.33%
|
83
|
14.63%
|
3,695
|
Contra Costa
|
55.04%
|
1,518
|
42.68%
|
1,177
|
1.92%
|
53
|
0.36%
|
10
|
12.36%
|
341
|
San Bernardino
|
53.50%
|
3,059
|
41.76%
|
2,388
|
4.60%
|
263
|
0.14%
|
8
|
11.73%
|
671
|
Ventura
|
53.84%
|
1,107
|
44.07%
|
906
|
1.99%
|
41
|
0.10%
|
2
|
9.78%
|
201
|
Napa
|
53.20%
|
1,763
|
45.14%
|
1,496
|
1.27%
|
42
|
0.39%
|
13
|
8.06%
|
267
|
Marin
|
52.76%
|
936
|
45.21%
|
802
|
0.90%
|
16
|
1.13%
|
20
|
7.55%
|
134
|
San Mateo
|
52.95%
|
1,121
|
46.29%
|
980
|
0.66%
|
14
|
0.09%
|
2
|
6.66%
|
141
|
Placer
|
52.35%
|
1,761
|
45.99%
|
1,547
|
1.49%
|
50
|
0.18%
|
6
|
6.36%
|
214
|
Plumas
|
52.55%
|
648
|
46.23%
|
570
|
0.73%
|
9
|
0.49%
|
6
|
6.33%
|
78
|
Santa Cruz
|
50.66%
|
1,996
|
44.42%
|
1,750
|
4.90%
|
193
|
0.03%
|
1
|
6.24%
|
246
|
Nevada
|
51.69%
|
2,167
|
45.87%
|
1,923
|
2.27%
|
95
|
0.17%
|
7
|
5.82%
|
244
|
Santa Clara
|
49.94%
|
4,457
|
44.51%
|
3,972
|
4.50%
|
402
|
1.04%
|
93
|
5.43%
|
485
|
Calaveras
|
52.17%
|
1,441
|
47.25%
|
1,305
|
0.43%
|
12
|
0.14%
|
4
|
4.92%
|
136
|
Santa Barbara
|
49.20%
|
1,684
|
45.72%
|
1,565
|
4.70%
|
161
|
0.38%
|
13
|
3.48%
|
119
|
Shasta
|
50.70%
|
1,490
|
47.43%
|
1,394
|
1.74%
|
51
|
0.14%
|
4
|
3.27%
|
96
|
San Luis Obispo
|
49.68%
|
1,689
|
46.62%
|
1,585
|
3.56%
|
121
|
0.15%
|
5
|
3.06%
|
104
|
Sutter
|
49.05%
|
725
|
47.23%
|
698
|
3.59%
|
53
|
0.14%
|
2
|
1.83%
|
27
|
Solano
|
49.67%
|
2,231
|
48.04%
|
2,158
|
2.09%
|
94
|
0.20%
|
9
|
1.63%
|
73
|
Monterey
|
48.55%
|
1,875
|
48.32%
|
1,866
|
2.93%
|
113
|
0.21%
|
8
|
0.23%
|
9
|
San Joaquin
|
47.30%
|
2,829
|
47.18%
|
2,822
|
4.78%
|
286
|
0.74%
|
44
|
0.12%
|
7
|
Trinity
|
49.70%
|
490
|
49.70%
|
490
|
0.20%
|
2
|
0.41%
|
4
|
0.00%
|
0
|
Butte
|
48.25%
|
2,191
|
48.78%
|
2,215
|
2.80%
|
127
|
0.18%
|
8
|
-0.53%
|
-24
|
Sonoma
|
46.97%
|
3,293
|
48.41%
|
3,394
|
2.20%
|
154
|
2.42%
|
170
|
-1.44%
|
-101
|
Yuba
|
46.37%
|
1,130
|
48.01%
|
1,170
|
1.68%
|
41
|
3.94%
|
96
|
-1.64%
|
-40
|
Amador
|
47.48%
|
1,373
|
49.41%
|
1,429
|
2.73%
|
79
|
0.38%
|
11
|
-1.94%
|
-56
|
Siskiyou
|
47.84%
|
1,361
|
51.28%
|
1,459
|
0.70%
|
20
|
0.18%
|
5
|
-3.44%
|
-98
|
El Dorado
|
47.02%
|
1,350
|
50.71%
|
1,456
|
2.12%
|
61
|
0.14%
|
4
|
-3.69%
|
-106
|
Tehama
|
47.09%
|
1,181
|
51.44%
|
1,290
|
1.36%
|
34
|
0.12%
|
3
|
-4.35%
|
-109
|
Lassen
|
46.79%
|
488
|
51.29%
|
535
|
1.53%
|
16
|
0.38%
|
4
|
-4.51%
|
-47
|
San Francisco
|
46.14%
|
25,708
|
51.51%
|
28,699
|
0.81%
|
452
|
1.54%
|
858
|
-5.37%
|
-2,991
|
Fresno
|
44.81%
|
2,461
|
51.38%
|
2,822
|
3.15%
|
173
|
0.66%
|
36
|
-6.57%
|
-361
|
Tulare
|
43.82%
|
2,275
|
50.79%
|
2,637
|
4.70%
|
244
|
0.69%
|
36
|
-6.97%
|
-362
|
Yolo
|
44.66%
|
1,350
|
52.27%
|
1,580
|
3.01%
|
91
|
0.07%
|
2
|
-7.61%
|
-230
|
Mendocino
|
44.75%
|
1,708
|
52.53%
|
2,005
|
2.36%
|
90
|
0.37%
|
14
|
-7.78%
|
-297
|
Lake
|
44.87%
|
731
|
53.22%
|
867
|
1.66%
|
27
|
0.25%
|
4
|
-8.35%
|
-136
|
San Benito
|
42.76%
|
664
|
51.32%
|
797
|
5.80%
|
90
|
0.13%
|
2
|
-8.56%
|
-133
|
Del Norte
|
42.29%
|
244
|
50.95%
|
294
|
2.43%
|
14
|
4.33%
|
25
|
-8.67%
|
-50
|
Modoc
|
43.19%
|
552
|
53.13%
|
679
|
3.60%
|
46
|
0.08%
|
1
|
-9.94%
|
-127
|
Merced
|
43.04%
|
773
|
54.12%
|
972
|
1.06%
|
19
|
1.78%
|
32
|
-11.08%
|
-199
|
Mariposa
|
43.54%
|
526
|
54.97%
|
664
|
0.08%
|
1
|
1.41%
|
17
|
-11.42%
|
-138
|
Kern
|
41.46%
|
910
|
55.99%
|
1,229
|
1.09%
|
24
|
1.46%
|
32
|
-14.53%
|
-319
|
Tuolumne
|
41.16%
|
854
|
55.86%
|
1,159
|
2.65%
|
55
|
0.34%
|
7
|
-14.70%
|
-305
|
Stanislaus
|
39.02%
|
903
|
56.83%
|
1,315
|
3.93%
|
91
|
0.22%
|
5
|
-17.80%
|
-412
|
Colusa
|
35.14%
|
1,116
|
63.29%
|
2,010
|
1.29%
|
41
|
0.28%
|
9
|
-28.15%
|
-894
|
References