1888 United States presidential election in Nevada

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1888 United States presidential election in Nevada
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Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Indiana New York
Running mate Levi P. Morton Allen G. Thurman
Electoral vote30
Popular vote7,0885,149
Percentage57.73%41.94%
Nevada Presidential Election Results 1888.svg
County Results
President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

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

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Nevada voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 15.79%.

With 57.73% of the popular vote, Nevada would prove to be Harrison's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont. [1]

Results

General Election Results [2]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonG. F. Turrittin7,088
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonE. N. Robinson7,087
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonA. C. Cleveland7,079
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandJames A. Hardin5,149
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandTheodore Winters5,126
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandC. C. Thomas5,107
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskAbram Banta41
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskCharles Chenoweth41
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskJ. R. Hammond41
Votes cast [a] 12,278

Results by county

Benjamin Harrison
Republican		Grover Cleveland
Democratic		Clinton B. Fisk
Prohibition		MarginTotal votes cast [b]
County# %# %# %# %
Churchill 8649.14%8950.86%00.00%-3-1.71%175
Douglas 26964.20%14434.37%61.43%12529.83%419
Elko 79353.08%69546.52%60.40%986.56%1,494
Esmeralda 41360.74%26538.97%20.29%14821.76%680
Eureka 60762.97%35636.93%10.10%25126.04%964
Humboldt 43047.36%46751.43%111.21%-37-4.07%908
Lander 37458.07%27041.93%00.00%10416.15%644
Lincoln [c] 15045.87%17754.13%00.00%-27-8.26%327
Lyon 44963.06%26336.94%00.00%18626.12%712
Nye 13769.54%6030.46%00.00%7739.09%197
Ormsby 57061.69%35438.31%00.00%21623.38%924
Storey 1,61156.49%1,24143.51%00.00%37012.97%2,852
Washoe 90257.42%65541.69%140.89%24715.72%1,571
White Pine 38664.33%21335.50%10.17%17328.83%600
Totals [d] 7,08857.73%5,14941.94%410.33%1,93915.55%12,278

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. ↑ Based on highest elector on each ticket
  3. ↑ The return from this county arrived too late to be included in the official canvass
  4. ↑ Does not include the votes from Lincoln County

References

  1. ↑ "1888 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada for the Two Years Ending December 31, 1892. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 104. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
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