1888 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

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1888 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
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  1884 November 6, 1888 1892  
Turnout71.7% [1] Increase2.svg 2.4 pp
  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 vote140
Popular vote183,892151,590
Percentage53.42%44.04%

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President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

The 1888 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Massachusetts voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 9.38%.

Results

1888 United States presidential election in Massachusetts [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Benjamin Harrison of Indiana Levi Parsons Morton of New York 183,89253.42%14100.00%
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York (incumbent) Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio 151,59044.04%00.00%
Prohibition Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey John Anderson Brooks of Missouri 8,7012.53%00.00%
N/AOthersOthers600.02%00.00%
Total344,243100.00%14100.00%

See also

References

  1. Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
  2. "1888 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.