Election in Illinois
Main article: 1888 United States presidential election
1888 United States presidential election in Illinois
Nominee
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
Indiana
New York
Running mate
Levi P. Morton
Allen G. Thurman
Electoral vote
22
0
Popular vote
370,475
348,351
Percentage
49.54%
46.58%
County Results
Harrison
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Cleveland
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
President before election
Grover Cleveland
Democratic
Elected President
Benjamin Harrison
Republican
The 1888 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election . Voters chose 22 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Illinois voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison , over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland . Harrison won the state by a narrow margin of 2.96%.
Results [ ]
1888 United States presidential election in Illinois[1]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%
Republican
Benjamin Harrison of Indiana
Levi Parsons Morton of New York
370,475
49.54%
22
100.00%
Democratic
Grover Cleveland of New York
Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio
348,351
46.58%
0
0.00%
Prohibition
Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey
John Anderson Brooks of Missouri
21,703
2.90%
0
0.00%
Labor
Alson Streeter of Illinois
Charles E. Cunningham of Arkansas
7,134
0.95%
0
0.00%
150
0.02%
0
0.00%
Total
747,813
100.00%
22
100.00%
See also [ ]
United States presidential elections in Illinois
References [ ]
State and district results of the 1888 United States presidential election
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