1888 United States presidential election in Ohio

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1888 United States presidential election in Ohio
Flag of Ohio.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 vote230
Popular vote416,054396,455
Percentage49.51%47.18%

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County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

The 1888 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. State voters chose 23 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Ohio was narrowly won by Republican Party candidate, Benjamin Harrison, with 49.51% of the popular vote. The Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, garnered 47.18% of the popular vote. [1]

Results

1888 United States presidential election in Ohio
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Benjamin Harrison 416,05449.51%23
Democratic Grover Cleveland (incumbent)396,45547.18%0
Prohibition Clinton Fisk 24,3562.90%0
Union Labor Alson Streeter 3,4960.42%0
Totals840,361100.0%23

Results by county

CountyBenjamin Harrison [2]
Republican
Stephen Grover Cleveland [2]
Democratic
Clinton Bowen Fisk [3]
Prohibition
Alson Jenness Streeter [3]
Union Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 2,87047.71%3,02250.24%1232.04%00.00%-152-2.53%6,015
Allen 3,76141.07%5,12355.94%2402.62%340.37%-1,362-14.87%9,158
Ashland 2,44542.32%3,15254.56%1803.12%00.00%-707-12.24%5,777
Ashtabula 7,16467.39%2,67525.16%7587.13%340.32%4,48942.23%10,631
Athens 4,57069.58%1,61224.54%3395.16%470.72%2,95845.04%6,568
Auglaize 2,21235.55%3,92863.12%821.32%10.02%-1,716-27.58%6,223
Belmont 6,61551.55%5,77845.02%4353.39%50.04%8376.52%12,833
Brown 3,05540.95%4,23756.79%1692.27%00.00%-1,182-15.84%7,461
Butler 4,14334.77%7,45462.55%2622.20%570.48%-3,311-27.79%11,916
Carroll 2,40555.81%1,74640.52%1303.02%280.65%65915.29%4,309
Champaign 3,93353.58%3,04941.53%3514.78%80.11%88412.04%7,341
Clark 7,12851.79%5,86042.58%7615.53%130.09%1,2689.21%13,762
Clermont 4,09748.17%4,18049.15%2072.43%210.25%-83-0.98%8,505
Clinton 3,81659.53%2,30535.96%2894.51%00.00%1,51123.57%6,410
Columbiana 7,70057.08%5,15438.21%4733.51%1631.21%2,54618.87%13,490
Coshocton 2,76842.21%3,56754.39%2233.40%00.00%-799-12.18%6,558
Crawford 2,68133.58%5,08563.68%1852.32%340.43%-2,404-30.11%7,985
Cuyahoga 25,99450.92%23,94946.92%7191.41%3840.75%2,0454.01%51,046
Darke 4,26741.84%5,49553.88%4244.16%130.13%-1,228-12.04%10,199
Defiance 2,24537.23%3,56759.15%1762.92%420.70%-1,322-21.92%6,030
Delaware 3,43249.66%3,00443.47%4506.51%250.36%4286.19%6,911
Erie 3,72145.49%4,32252.84%1191.45%170.21%-601-7.35%8,179
Fairfield 3,05837.64%4,84659.65%2202.71%00.00%-1,788-22.01%8,124
Fayette 3,31658.44%2,19238.63%1642.89%20.04%1,12419.81%5,674
Franklin 13,45347.59%14,12649.97%6032.13%890.31%-673-2.38%28,271
Fulton 2,90155.72%1,99738.36%2885.53%200.38%90417.36%5,206
Gallia 3,65161.33%2,21637.22%861.44%00.00%1,43524.11%5,953
Geauga 2,71271.80%84322.32%2165.72%60.16%1,86949.48%3,777
Greene 4,89361.70%2,68233.82%3534.45%20.03%2,21127.88%7,930
Guernsey 3,56054.40%2,52038.51%4506.88%140.21%1,04015.89%6,544
Hamilton 41,50751.50%37,66146.73%4700.58%9531.18%3,8464.77%80,591
Hancock 4,63448.49%4,53947.49%3513.67%330.35%950.99%9,557
Hardin 3,61149.54%3,33945.81%3314.54%80.11%2723.73%7,289
Harrison 2,76354.93%1,92738.31%3356.66%50.10%83616.62%5,030
Henry 2,04735.29%3,58361.77%1682.90%30.05%-1,536-26.48%5,801
Highland 3,57648.61%3,48947.42%2833.85%90.12%871.18%7,357
Hocking 2,11343.47%2,54152.27%1533.15%541.11%-428-8.80%4,861
Holmes 1,24125.81%3,38870.45%1803.74%00.00%-2,147-44.65%4,809
Huron 4,39253.35%3,43841.76%3564.32%460.56%95411.59%8,232
Jackson 3,57053.67%2,62839.51%2493.74%2053.08%94214.16%6,652
Jefferson 5,10658.08%3,29337.46%3854.38%70.08%1,81320.62%8,791
Knox 3,58848.68%3,52847.86%2483.36%70.09%600.81%7,371
Lake 2,98768.37%1,15726.48%1844.21%410.94%1,83041.89%4,369
Lawrence 4,71359.54%3,06838.76%1351.71%00.00%1,64520.78%7,916
Licking 4,86743.04%6,19954.82%2041.80%370.33%-1,332-11.78%11,307
Logan 4,11559.34%2,53336.52%2834.08%40.06%1,58222.81%6,935
Lorain 5,23557.32%3,31136.25%5836.38%40.04%1,92421.07%9,133
Lucas 9,44351.29%8,63846.92%2901.58%410.22%8054.37%18,412
Madison 2,70850.71%2,37644.49%2554.78%10.02%3326.22%5,340
Mahoning 6,16251.31%5,33744.44%4393.66%720.60%8256.87%12,010
Marion 2,52141.38%3,29754.12%2744.50%00.00%-776-12.74%6,092
Medina 3,33358.08%2,18138.00%2243.90%10.02%1,15220.07%5,739
Meigs 3,98960.41%2,41336.54%1952.95%60.09%1,57623.87%6,603
Mercer 1,84130.01%4,14667.58%1342.18%140.23%-2,305-37.57%6,135
Miami 5,31253.04%4,25842.51%4264.25%200.20%1,05410.52%10,016
Monroe 1,62129.04%3,88669.63%741.33%00.00%-2,265-40.58%5,581
Montgomery 12,49147.89%13,14250.38%4311.65%200.08%-651-2.50%26,084
Morgan 2,53153.97%1,97442.09%1833.90%20.04%55711.88%4,690
Morrow 2,51451.02%2,06841.97%3066.21%390.79%4469.05%4,927
Muskingum 6,23449.97%5,88447.17%3372.70%200.16%3502.81%12,475
Noble 2,51553.18%2,08744.13%901.90%370.78%4289.05%4,729
Ottawa 1,73035.73%3,06563.30%430.89%40.08%-1,335-27.57%4,842
Paulding 2,97550.51%2,78147.22%1332.26%10.02%1943.29%5,890
Perry 3,52849.16%3,47448.40%1452.02%300.42%540.75%7,177
Pickaway 3,04643.40%3,83154.58%1422.02%00.00%-785-11.18%7,019
Pike 1,76943.90%2,16253.65%912.26%80.20%-393-9.75%4,030
Portage 3,88052.36%3,26043.99%2493.36%210.28%6208.37%7,410
Preble 3,15749.06%2,96646.09%3124.85%00.00%1912.97%6,435
Putnam 2,35534.61%4,26162.62%1692.48%200.29%-1,906-28.01%6,805
Richland 4,18843.43%5,19853.90%2462.55%120.12%-1,010-10.47%9,644
Ross 4,94250.70%4,58447.03%2172.23%40.04%3583.67%9,747
Sandusky 3,21844.10%3,91753.68%1121.53%500.69%-699-9.58%7,297
Scioto 4,07055.02%3,07541.57%1562.11%961.30%99513.45%7,397
Seneca 4,16543.08%5,23254.12%2132.20%580.60%-1,067-11.04%9,668
Shelby 2,44739.67%3,59758.32%1191.93%50.08%-1,150-18.64%6,168
Stark 8,76347.29%9,09449.07%5432.93%1310.71%-331-1.79%18,531
Summit 6,45551.43%5,49543.78%4993.98%1030.82%9607.65%12,552
Trumbull 6,29962.47%3,17731.51%5735.68%340.34%3,12230.96%10,083
Tuscarawas 4,73045.23%5,48452.44%2282.18%150.14%-754-7.21%10,457
Union 3,46858.53%2,22437.54%2193.70%140.24%1,24421.00%5,925
Van Wert 3,41148.18%3,39848.00%2693.80%10.01%130.18%7,079
Vinton 1,83248.93%1,86549.81%431.15%40.11%-33-0.88%3,744
Warren 4,17359.78%2,59837.22%2092.99%10.01%1,57522.56%6,981
Washington 4,92151.24%4,44646.29%2182.27%190.20%4754.95%9,604
Wayne 4,16143.77%4,88851.41%4484.71%100.11%-727-7.65%9,507
Williams 3,07148.99%2,97747.50%1722.74%480.77%941.50%6,268
Wood 5,19951.68%4,43144.05%3803.78%500.50%7687.63%10,060
Wyandot 2,25641.64%2,98155.02%1773.27%40.07%-725-13.38%5,418
Totals416,05549.57%395,45647.11%24,3562.90%3,4910.42%20,5992.45%839,358

See also

References

  1. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1888 Presidential General Election Results – Ohio
  2. 1 2 Géoelections; Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote (xlsx file for €15)
  3. 1 2 Géoelections; Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk (xlsx file for €15)