1888 United States presidential election in Florida

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1888 United States presidential election in Florida
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  1884 November 6, 1888 1892  
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Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Indiana
Running mate Allen G. Thurman Levi P. Morton
Electoral vote40
Popular vote39,55726,529
Percentage59.48%39.89%

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County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

The 1888 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 6, 1888. All contemporary 38 states were part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Contents

Florida was won by the Democratic nominees, incumbent President Grover Cleveland of New York and his running mate Allen G. Thurman of Ohio.

This was the last election until 2020 that Florida increased its margin to an incumbent who lost re-election nationally.

Results

United States presidential election in Florida, 1888 [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Grover Cleveland (incumbent)39,55759.48%4
Republican Benjamin Harrison 26,52939.89%0
Prohibition Clinton Fisk 4140.62%0
Totals66,500100.00%4
Voter turnout

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References

  1. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Florida

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