1888 United States presidential election in California

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1888 United States presidential election in California
First Bear Flag of California (1846).svg
  1884 November 6, 1888 1892  
  Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg StephenGroverCleveland.jpg
Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Indiana New York
Running mate Levi P. Morton Allen G. Thurman
Electoral vote80
Popular vote124,816117,729
Percentage49.66%46.84%

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County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

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. As was standard practice at the time, voters chose the electors directly on a general ticket.

Contents

California narrowly voted for the Republican challenger, former Indiana Senator Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic incumbent, Grover Cleveland.

Results

General Election Results [1]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonGeorge A. Knight124,816
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonHenry M. Streeter124,809
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonLansing B. Mizner124,802
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonThomas L. Carothers124,789
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonSamuel M. Shortridge124,781
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonW. H. L. Barnes124,754
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonJohn F. Swift124,754
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonGeorge W. Schell124,751
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandA. Caminetti117,729
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandC. P. Berry117,698
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandFrederick Berringer117,697
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandB. D. Murphy117,676
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandByron Water117,675
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandN. Bowden117,640
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandP. J. Murphy117,634
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandCharles A. Jenkins117,626
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskJohn Bidwell5,761
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskR. H. McDonald5,760
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskJ. F. Wilson5,748
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskC. W. Pedlar5,746
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskW. H. Briggs5,745
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskH. H. Luse5,744
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskA. J. Gregg5,737
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskA. D. Boren5,736
American Party James CurtisF. M. Pixley1,591
American Party James CurtisLouis A. Garrett1,555
American Party James CurtisAlexander Duncan1,535
American Party James CurtisDaniel Inmann1,545
American Party James CurtisD. Lambert1,544
American Party James CurtisN. M. Orr1,539
American Party James CurtisJ. D. Lyons1,340
Write-in Alfred Dagget801 [lower-alpha 1]
American Party James CurtisC. N. Wilson696
Write-in P. D. Wigginton161 [lower-alpha 2]
Write-in Scattering480
Votes cast [lower-alpha 3] 251,339

Results by county

County Benjamin Harrison
Republican
Stephen Grover Cleveland
Democratic
Clinton Bowen Fisk
Prohibition
James Curtis
American
Scattering
Write-in
MarginTotal votes cast [lower-alpha 4]
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Alameda 8,84057.18%5,69336.82%3592.32%3001.94%2691.74%3,14720.35%15,461
Alpine 5366.25%2733.75%00.00%00.00%00.00%2632.50%80
Amador 1,37347.48%1,42949.41%792.73%110.38%00.00%-56-1.94%2,892
Butte 2,19148.25%2,21548.78%1272.80%40.09%40.09%-24-0.53%4,541
Calaveras 1,44152.17%1,30547.25%120.43%20.07%20.07%1364.92%2,762
Colusa 1,11635.14%2,01063.29%411.29%90.28%00.00%-894-28.15%3,176
Contra Costa 1,51855.04%1,17742.68%531.92%100.36%00.00%34112.36%2,758
Del Norte 24442.29%29450.95%142.43%244,16%10.17%-50-8.67%577
El Dorado 1,35047.02%1,45650.71%612.12%10.03%30.10%-106-3.69%2,871
Fresno 2,46144.81%2,82251.38%1733.15%180.33%180.33%-361-6.57%5,492
Humboldt 2,77255.93%2,01440.64%751.51%531.07%420.85%75815.29%4,956
Inyo 43758.66%27336.64%131.74%212.82%10.13%16422.01%745
Kern 91041.46%1,22955.99%241.09%321.46%00.00%-319-14.53%2,195
Lake 73144.87%86753.22%271.66%30.18%10.06%-136-8.35%1,629
Lassen 48846.79%53551.29%161.53%20.19%20.19%-47-4.51%1,043
Los Angeles 13,80554.64%10,11040.02%1,2665.01%830.33%00.00%3,69514.63%25,264
Marin 93652.76%80245.21%160.90%170.96%30.17%1347.55%1,774
Mariposa 52643.54%66454.97%10.08%30.25%141.16%-138-11.42%1,208
Mendocino 1,71144.78%2,00652.50%902.36%140.37%00.00%-295-7.72%3,821
Merced 77343.04%97254.12%191.06%321.78%00.00%-199-11.08%1,796
Modoc 55243.19%67953.13%463.60%10.08%00.00%-127-9.94%1,278
Mono 34759.72%21537.01%91.55%101.72%00.00%13222.72%581
Monterey 1,87548.55%1,86648.32%1132.93%80.21%00.00%90.23%3,862
Napa 1,76353.20%1,49645.14%421.27%130.39%00.00%2678.06%3,314
Nevada 2,16751.69%1,92345.87%952.27%70.17%00.00%2445.82%4,192
Placer 1,76152.35%1,54745.99%501.49%60.18%00.00%2146.36%3,364
Plumas 64852.55%57046.23%90.73%30.24%30.24%786.33%1,233
Sacramento 4,76956.37%3,44740.74%1081.28%760.90%600.71%1,32215.63%8,460
San Benito 66442.76%79751.32%905.80%20.13%00.00%-133-8.56%1,553
San Bernardino 3,05953.50%2,38841.76%2634.60%80.14%00.00%67111.73%5,718
San Diego 4,66156.88%3,18938.92%3223.93%110.13%110.13%1,47217.96%8,194
San Francisco 25,70846.14%28,69951.51%00.00%4370.78%8731.57%-2,991-5.37%55,717
San Joaquin 2,82947.30%2,82247.18%2864.78%440.74%00.00%70.12%5,981
San Luis Obispo 1,68949.68%1,58546.62%1213.56%50.15%00.00%1043.06%3,400
San Mateo 1,12152.95%98046.29%140.66%10.05%10.05%1416.66%2,117
Santa Barbara 1,68449.20%1,56545.72%1614.70%80.23%50.15%1193.48%3,423
Santa Clara 4,45749.94%3,97244.51%4024.50%931.04%00.00%4855.43%8,924
Santa Cruz 1,99650.66%1,75044.42%1934.90%10.03%00.00%2466.24%3,940
Shasta 1,49050.70%1,39447.43%511.74%20.07%20.07%963.27%2,939
Sierra 1,00459.23%68940.65%00.00%20.12%00.00%31518.58%1,695
Siskiyou 1,36147.84%1,45951.28%200.70%50.18%00.00%-98-3.44%2,845
Solano 2,23149.67%2,15848.04%942.09%90.20%00.00%731.63%4,492
Sonoma 3,29346.97%3,39448.41%1542.20%931.33%771.10%-101-1.44%7,011
Stanislaus 90339.02%1,31556.83%913.93%50.22%00.00%-412-17.80%2,314
Sutter 72248.95%69847.32%533.59%10.07%10.07%241.63%1,475
Tehama 1,18147.09%1,29051.44%341.36%20.08%10.04%-109-4.35%2,508
Trinity 489 [lower-alpha 5] 49.64%49049.75%20.20%40.41%00.00%-1 [lower-alpha 6] -0.10%985
Tulare 2,27543.82%2,63750.79%2444.70%360.69%00.00%-362-6.97%5,192
Tuolumne 85441.16%1,15955.86%552.65%70.34%00.00%-305-14.70%2,075
Ventura 1,10753.84%90644.07%411.99%20.10%00.00%2019.78%2,056
Yolo 1,35044.66%1,58052.27%913.01%20.07%00.00%-230-7.61%3,023
Yuba 1,13046.37%1,17048.01%411.68%481.97%481.97%-40-1.64%2,437
Total124,81649.66%117,72946.84%5,7612.29%1,5910.63%1,4420.57%7,0872.82%251,339

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. Appears to have replaced C. N. Wilson on some American ballots
  2. Appears to have replaced J. D. Lyons on some American ballots
  3. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  4. Based on the highest elector on each ticket
  5. The electors on the Republican ticket received 490 votes each except for the highest statewide elector, Knight, who only received 489 votes
  6. Using the highest statewide elector on each ticket results in Cleveland carrying Trinity County

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References

  1. Original Manuscript Returns, California State Archives