1888 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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1888 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
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  1884 November 6, 1888 1892  
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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 vote110
Popular vote176,555155,243
Percentage49.69%43.69%

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County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

The 1888 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. State voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Republican Party candidate Benjamin Harrison won Wisconsin with 49.69% of the popular vote, winning the state's eleven electoral votes. [1] Wisconsin voted Republican for the ninth consecutive election; this streak would end with the next election.

In this election, Marquette County began a streak of voting for the statewide winner that lasted until 1936.

Results

General Election Results [2] [a]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonA. C. Dodge176,555
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonCurrie G. Bell176,553
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonLucius Fairchild176,553
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonOscar F. Temple176,553
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonSyver E. Brimi176,552
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonJohn Ruch176,552
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonAlbert F. Hill176,551
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonAllen P. Harwood176,548
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonJulius Goldschmidt176,548
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonC. N. Palmer176,513
Republican Party Benjamin HarrisonJohn Finney176,459
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandGeorge J. Obermann155,243
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandHenry M. Ackley155,241
Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Cyrus M. Butt 155,241
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandJohn W. Bashford155,240
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandWilliam P. Bragg155,240
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandJohn Franz155,240
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandJoseph H. Martson155,240
Democratic Party Grover Cleveland John Winans 155,239
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandNelson Dewey155,232
Democratic Party Grover ClevelandThomas Thompson155,231
Democratic Party Grover Cleveland David Jennings 155,177
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskG. D. Ball14,415
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskT. J. Palchen14,413
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskW. Larson14,412
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskW. G. Boorman14,411
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskF. W. Cole14,411
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskD. P. Simmons14,372
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskJoseph S. Wilson14,351
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskB. F. Parker14,277
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskCharles Alexander14,261
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskJ. C. Plumb14,115
Prohibition Party Clinton B. FiskJ. H. Peoberthy14,107
Union Labor Party Alson StreeterGeorge Geb8,561
Union Labor Party Alson StreeterClark Hewitt8,560
Union Labor Party Alson StreeterCharles Kealeh8,560
Union Labor Party Alson StreeterL. L. Stuliff8,558
Union Labor Party Alson StreeterAnson B. Severence8,552
Union Labor Party Alson StreeterJohn Ponnery8,550
Union Labor Party Alson StreeterIsaac Crawford8,500
Union Labor Party Alson StreeterJohn G. Reidel8,497
Union Labor Party Alson StreeterAulin M. Munnes8,466
Union Labor Party Alson StreeterNorris Pierce5,997
Union Labor Party Alson StreeterOtto Gallum5,921
Union Labor Party Alson StreeterWilliam C. Powell [b] 2,697
Union Labor Party Alson StreeterNathan E. Moody [b] 2,634
Write-in L. L. Lansing300
Write-in Nelson La Due 239
Write-in Christian Carlson24
Write-in C. E. Cunningham1
Votes cast [c] 355,338

Results by county

County [2] Benjamin Harrison
Republican
Grover Cleveland
Democratic
Clinton B. Fisk
Prohibition
Alson Streeter
Union Labor
MarginTotal votes cast [d]
# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 1,10271.14%42627.50%161.03%50.32%67643.64%1,549
Ashland 2,86855.64%2,23343.32%541.05%00.00%63512.32%5,155
Barron 1,80060.52%88529.76%2839.52%60.20%91530.77%2,974
Bayfield 1,20562.11%70836.49%271.39%00.00%49725.62%1,940
Brown 2,65541.23%3,55655.22%1332.07%961.49%-901-13.99%6,440
Buffalo 1,75554.42%1,33141.27%882.73%10.03%42413.15%3,225 [e]
Burnett 49062.10%698.75%23029.15%00.00%260 [f] 32.95%789
Calumet 95230.47%1,98463.51%461.47%1424.55%-1,032-33.03%3,124
Chippewa 2,68549.05%2,50645.78%2835.17%00.00%1793.27%5,474
Clark 2,26060.64%1,29734.80%1483.97%220.59%96325.84%3,727
Columbia 3,50953.45%2,65040.37%3935.99%130.20%85913.08%6,565
Crawford 1,79951.89%1,56445.11%621.79%421.21%2356.78%3,467
Dane 6,82847.60%6,42644.80%1,0827.54%90.06%4022.80%14,345
Dodge 3,18733.60%6,04663.74%2122.24%400.42%-2,859-30.14%9,485
Door 1,68861.07%1,01836.83%551.99%20.07%67024.24%2,764 [g]
Douglas 1,18359.66%77839.23%190.96%30.15%40520.42%1,983
Dunn 2,53154.41%1,29927.92%2775.95%911.96%1,23226.48%4,652 [h]
Eau Claire 3,20351.08%2,41238.47%4937.86%1622.58%79112.62%6,270
Florence 32157.12%22740.39%30.53%111.96%9416.73%562
Fond du Lac 4,51145.94%4,91050.01%2973.02%1011.03%-399-4.06%9,819
Forest 23450.87%21747.17%91.96%00.00%173.70%460
Grant 4,24251.74%3,41341.63%4495.48%941.15%82910.11%8,198
Green 2,66049.12%2,09838.74%4408.13%2174.01%56210.38%5,415
Green Lake 1,70252.42%1,41543.58%1253.85%50.15%2878.84%3,247
Iowa 2,48347.73%2,25743.39%4628.88%00.00%2264.34%5,202
Jackson 2,09062.57%99529.79%2557.63%00.00%1,09532.78%3,340
Jefferson 2,99339.94%4,28257.15%2052.74%130.17%-1,289-17.20%7,493
Juneau 2,06752.64%1,66642.42%1834.66%110.28%40110.21%3,927
Kenosha 1,68448.56%1,68148.47%1022.94%10.03%30.09%3,468
Kewaunee 84929.01%2,07770.96%10.03%00.00%-1,228-41.95%2,927
La Crosse 4,12848.25%3,90145.59%3944.60%1331.55%2272.65%8,556
Lafayette 2,56450.16%2,27544.50%2685.24%50.10%2895.65%5,112
Langlade 77437.54%1,19257.81%964.66%00.00%-418-20.27%2,062
Lincoln 1,13747.59%1,03243.20%1074.48%1134.73%1054.40%2,389
Manitowoc 2,70338.25%4,21859.69%190.27%1271.80%-1,515-21.44%7,067
Marathon 2,12236.38%3,36557.69%420.72%3045.21%-1,243-21.31%5,833
Marinette 1,77545.59%1,76745.39%2245.75%1273.26%80.21%3,893
Marquette 1,11951.95%1,00546.66%261.21%40.19%1145.29%2,154
Milwaukee 21,39349.14%17,30539.75%3390.78%4,49510.33%4,0889.39%43,532
Monroe 2,69552.85%2,13841.93%2665.22%00.00%55710.92%5,099
Oconto 1,31552.45%1,14845.79%371.48%70.28%1676.66%2,507
Oneida 77146.87%86852.77%60.36%00.00%-97-5.90%1,645
Outagamie 2,75939.05%4,00056.61%1872.65%1201.70%-1,241-17.56%7,066
Ozaukee 75026.18%2,02570.68%40.14%863.00%-1,275-44.50%2,865
Pepin 92659.28%46129.51%17511.20%00.00%46529.77%1,562
Pierce 2,47758.65%1,15827.42%54212.83%461.09%1,31931.23%4,223
Polk 1,70363.88%63123.67%33212.45%00.00%1,07240.21%2,666
Portage 2,60350.90%2,32245.40%1673.27%220.43%2815.49%5,114
Price 91455.94%61937.88%1016.18%00.00%29518.05%1,634
Racine 3,94749.37%3,32541.59%4405.50%2833.54%6227.78%7,995
Richland 2,46754.58%1,74038.50%2926.46%210.46%72716.08%4,520
Rock 6,22560.93%3,50134.27%4784.68%130.13%2,72426.66%10,217
Sauk 3,41051.44%2,64839.95%5398.13%320.48%76211.49%6,629
Sawyer 54251.28%51148.34%10.09%00.00%312.93%1,057 [i]
Shawano 1,77551.23%1,63647.22%310.89%230.66%1394.01%3,465
Sheboygan 3,72943.49%4,32050.38%760.89%4495.24%-591-6.89%8,574
St. Croix 2,75950.47%2,13038.96%5299.68%490.90%62911.51%5,467
Taylor 79251.90%71947.12%150.98%00.00%734.78%1,526
Trempealeau 2,26155.58%1,57138.62%2365.80%00.00%69016.96%4,068
Vernon 3,31664.15%1,54029.79%2685.18%450.87%1,77634.36%5,169
Walworth 4,47362.50%2,02828.34%5637.87%931.30%2,44534.16%7,157
Washburn 51449.47%36334.94%10610.20%00.00%15114.53%1,039 [j]
Washington 1,86939.32%2,87260.42%120.25%00.00%-1,003-21.10%4,753
Waukesha 3,83950.35%3,45645.32%2973.90%330.43%3835.02%7,625
Waupaca 3,38562.95%1,76932.90%1673.11%561.04%1,61630.05%5,377
Waushara 2,24572.42%66321.39%1595.13%331.06%1,58251.03%3,100
Winnebago 4,93946.45%4,61143.36%4013.77%6826.41%3283.08%10,633
Wood 1,90447.58%1,98449.58%411.02%731.82%-80-2.00%4,002
Total176,55549.69%155,24343.69%14,4154.06%8,5612.41%21,3126.00%355,338

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

  1. The 1889 Blue Book gives the totals as Harrison 176,553; Cleveland 155,232; Fisk 14,277; Streeter 8,5552; and no Scattering. These totals correspond to the first elector listed on the canvass for each ticket, but not the highest elector on each ticket.
  2. 1 2 Appears to have replaced Gallum or Pierce on some Union Labor ballots, although there are clear instances where some Union Labor ballots had other combinations as well.
  3. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  4. Based on highest elector on each ticket
  5. Includes 50 Scattering votes
  6. Harrison's margin over Fisk
  7. Includes 1 Scattering vote
  8. Includes 454 Scattering votes
  9. Includes 3 Scattering votes
  10. Includes 56 Scattering votes

References

  1. "1888 Presidential General Election Results — Wisconsin" . Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes given for electors of President and Vice President of the United States at the General Election held in the several towns, wards, villages, and election districts in the several counties of the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday, being the 6th day of November A.D. 1888