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| Elections in Illinois |
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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%.
| 1888 United States presidential election in Illinois [1] | ||||||||
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| 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 (incumbent) | 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% | ||
| United Labor Party | Robert Cowdrey | W.H.T. Wakefield | 150 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 747,813 | 100.00% | 22 | 100.00% | ||||
| 1888 United States presidential election in Chicago [2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland | 63,561 | 50.73% | ||
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison | 59,914 | 47.82% | ||
| Prohibition | Clinton B. Fisk | 1,246 | 0.99% | ||
| Labor | Alson Streeter | 563 | 0.45% | ||
| Totals | 125,284 | 100.00% | |||
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