1888 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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1888 United States presidential election in South Carolina
Flag of South Carolina.svg
  1884 November 6, 1888 1892  
  StephenGroverCleveland.jpg 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 vote90
Popular vote65,82413,736
Percentage82.28%17.17%

South Carolina 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 South Carolina took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[ citation needed ]

Contents

South Carolina voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland, over the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a landslide margin of 65.11 percentage points.[ citation needed ]

Results

1888 United States presidential election in South Carolina [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York (incumbent) Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio 65,82482.28%9100.00%
Republican Benjamin Harrison of Indiana Levi Parsons Morton of New York 13,73617.17%00.00%
N/AOthersOthers4370.55%00.00%
Total79,997100.00%9100.00%

Results by county

CountyStephen Grover Cleveland [2]
Democratic
Benjamin Harrison [2]
Republican
Various candidates [2]
Write-ins
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Abbeville 2,98597.39%742.41%60.20%2,91194.98%3,065
Aiken 2,53286.24%40413.76%2,12872.48%2,936
Anderson 2,04594.28%1245.72%1,92188.57%2,169
Barnwell 2,90578.51%61316.57%1824.92%2,29261.95%3,700
Beaufort 50922.34%1,76977.66%-1,260-55.31%2,278
Berkeley 1,61155.00%1,31845.00%29310.00%2,929
Charleston 2,65285.16%43513.97%270.87%2,21771.19%3,114
Chester 1,73597.42%422.36%40.22%1,69395.06%1,781
Chesterfield 1,87191.36%1778.64%1,69482.71%2,048
Clarendon 1,45281.44%33118.56%1,12162.87%1,783
Colleton 2,80579.94%70420.06%2,10159.87%3,509
Darlington 1,85286.30%29413.70%1,55872.60%2,146
Edgefield 3,14298.31%541.69%3,08896.62%3,196
Fairfield 1,38999.07%50.36%80.57%1,38498.72%1,402
Georgetown 70352.82%62847.18%755.63%1,331
Greenville 3,30587.53%45612.08%150.40%2,84975.45%3,776
Hampton 1,39879.75%32418.48%311.77%1,07461.27%1,753
Horry 1,24177.37%36322.63%87854.74%1,604
Kershaw 1,25888.10%17011.90%1,08876.19%1,428
Lancaster 1,74088.37%22111.22%80.41%1,51977.15%1,969
Laurens 1,45196.60%362.40%151.00%1,41594.21%1,502
Lexington 1,90394.77%914.53%140.70%1,81290.24%2,008
Marion 2,41776.29%70522.25%461.45%1,71254.04%3,168
Marlboro 1,23199.03%120.97%1,21998.07%1,243
Newberry 1,72996.65%583.24%20.11%1,67193.40%1,789
Oconee 1,21283.88%23115.99%20.14%98167.89%1,445
Orangeburg 3,04472.32%1,16527.68%1,87944.64%4,209
Pickens 85890.03%959.97%76380.06%953
Richland 1,91281.02%44318.77%50.21%1,46962.25%2,360
Spartanburg 3,34486.61%50213.00%150.39%2,84273.61%3,861
Sumter 1,73564.76%94435.24%79129.53%2,679
Union 1,92098.46%301.54%1,89096.92%1,950
Williamsburg 1,63466.78%81333.22%82133.55%2,447
York 2,30595.64%1054.36%2,20091.29%2,410
Totals65,82582.34%13,73617.18%3800.48%52,08965.16%79,941

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References

  1. "1888 Presidential General Election Results - South Carolina". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)