1888 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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1888 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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  StephenGroverCleveland.png Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg
Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Indiana
Running mate Allen G. Thurman Levi P. Morton
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 85,451 30,095
Percentage 73.80% 25.99%

Mississippi Presidential Election Results 1888.svg
County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

The 1888 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Mississippi voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a margin of 47.81%.

Results[]

1888 United States presidential election in Mississippie[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio 85,451 73.80% 9 100.00%
Republican Benjamin Harrison of Indiana Levi Parsons Morton of New York 30,095 25.99% 0 0.00%
Prohibition Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey John Anderson Brooks of Missouri 240 0.21% 0 0.00%
Total 115,786 100.00% 9 100.00%

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References[]

  1. ^ "1888 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.


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