Election in West Virginia
1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia Turnout 25.78% of the total population 4.41 pp [1]
Nominee
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Party
Democratic
Republican
Home state
New York
Indiana
Running mate
Allen Thurman
Levi P. Morton
Electoral vote
6
0
Popular vote
78,677
78,171
Percentage
49.35%
49.03%
County Results
Cleveland
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Harrison
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
President before election
Grover Cleveland
Democratic
Elected President
Benjamin Harrison
Republican
The 1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election . West Virginia voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .[2]
West Virginia was won by the incumbent President Grover Cleveland (D –New York ), running with the former Senator and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio Allen G. Thurman , with 49.35% of the popular vote, against former Senator Benjamin Harrison (R -Indiana ), running with Levi P. Morton , the 31st governor of New York , with 49.03% of the vote.[2]
The Union Labor Party chose Alson Streeter , a former Illinois state representative , and Charles E. Cunningham as their presidential and vice-presidential candidates and received 0.95% of the vote. The Prohibition Party ran brigadier general Clinton B. Fisk and John A. Brooks and received 0.68% of the vote.
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