1888 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1888 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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  1884 November 6, 1888 1892  
  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 vote60
Popular vote74,92074,584
Percentage48.66%48.44%

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President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

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

Contents

Connecticut voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland over the Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a very narrow margin of 0.22%; it was the only New England state that he carried in the election.

This was the first time Darien voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate, and would be the last time until 2016 when Hillary Clinton won it by eleven points over Republican Donald Trump.

Results

1888 United States presidential election in Connecticut [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York (incumbent) Allen Granberry Thurman of New York 74,92048.66%6100.00%
Republican Benjamin Harrison of Indiana Levi Parsons Morton of New York 74,58448.44%00.00%
Prohibition Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey John Anderson Brooks of Missouri 4,2342.75%00.00%
Labor Alson Streeter of Illinois Charles E. Cunningham of Arkansas 2400.16%00.00%
Total153,978100.00%6100.00%

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References

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