1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1888 United States presidential election 1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia West Virginia 1846 presidential no 1884 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1884 1892 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1892 November 6, 1888 25.78% of the total population 4.41 pp1888 Presidential Election Results — West Virginia: Total Population Turnout https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3979 x200px Grover Cleveland by Charles Milton Bell color change (3x4 cropped b&w).jpg Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) New York Allen G. Thurman 6 78,677 49.35% Benjamin Harrison (1888) (cropped3).jpg Benjamin Harrison Republican Party (United States) Indiana Levi P. Morton 0 78,171 49.03% 1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 300px County results Cleveland #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Harrison #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% President Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin Harrison Republican Party (United States) The 1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.1888 Presidential Election Results — West Virginia https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1888&fips=54&off=0&elect=0&f=0 West Virginia was won by the incumbent President Grover Cleveland (D–New York), running with the former Senator and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio Allen G. Thurman, with 49.35 percent of the popular vote, against former Senator Benjamin Harrison (R-Indiana), running with Levi P. Morton, the 31st governor of New York, with 49.03 percent of the vote. Cleveland's razor-thin 0.32 percentage point margin of victory in West Virginia remains the state's closest presidential election result in history. The Union Labor Party chose Alson Streeter, a former Illinois state representative, and Charles E. Cunningham as their presidential and vice-presidential candidates and received 0.95 percent of the vote. The Prohibition Party ran brigadier general Clinton B. Fisk and John A. Brooks and received 0.68 percent of the vote. Results 1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia Grover Cleveland (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 78,677 49.35% Benjamin Harrison Republican Party (United States) 78,171 49.03% Alson Streeter Union Labor Party 1,508 0.95% Clinton B. Fisk Prohibition Party 1,084 0.68% 159,440 100.00% Results by county 1888 United States presidential election in West Virginia by countyGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1888.htm Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)Géoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1888fisk.htm Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk (.xlsx file for €15) County Grover ClevelandDemocratic Benjamin HarrisonRepublican Alson J. StreeterUnion Labor Clinton B. FiskProhibition Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Barbour 1,508 50.40% 1,473 49.23% 9 0.30% 2 0.07% 35 1.17% 2,992 Berkeley 2,011 47.89% 2,183 51.99% 0 0.00% 5 0.12% -172 -4.10% 4,199 Boone 741 58.62% 520 41.14% 2 0.16% 1 0.08% 221 17.48% 1,264 Braxton 1,688 61.27% 1,062 38.55% 0 0.00% 5 0.18% 626 22.72% 2,755 Brooke 804 50.16% 788 49.16% 0 0.00% 11 0.69% 16 1.00% 1,603 Cabell 2,427 55.01% 1,947 44.13% 8 0.18% 30 0.68% 480 10.88% 4,412 Calhoun 935 59.55% 623 39.68% 11 0.70% 1 0.06% 312 19.87% 1,570 Clay 414 46.73% 464 52.37% 8 0.90% 0 0.00% -50 -5.64% 886 Doddridge 1,151 45.08% 1,393 54.56% 6 0.24% 3 0.12% -242 -9.48% 2,553 Fayette 1,923 40.45% 2,616 55.03% 189 3.98% 26 0.55% -693 -14.58% 4,754 Gilmer 1,179 58.60% 833 41.40% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 346 17.20% 2,012 Grant 378 26.69% 1,027 72.53% 2 0.14% 9 0.64% -649 -45.83% 1,416 Greenbrier 2,121 60.22% 1,393 39.55% 0 0.00% 8 0.23% 728 20.67% 3,522 Hampshire 1,907 78.38% 519 21.33% 0 0.00% 7 0.29% 1,388 57.05% 2,433 Hancock 489 40.45% 675 55.83% 33 2.73% 12 0.99% -186 -15.38% 1,209 Hardy 1,153 72.20% 439 27.49% 0 0.00% 5 0.31% 714 44.71% 1,597 Harrison 2,161 43.84% 2,628 53.32% 118 2.39% 22 0.45% -467 -9.47% 4,929 Jackson 1,942 46.28% 2,234 53.24% 0 0.00% 20 0.48% -292 -6.96% 4,196 Jefferson 2,357 67.11% 1,132 32.23% 16 0.46% 7 0.20% 1,225 34.88% 3,512 Kanawha 3,089 37.19% 4,541 54.66% 582 7.01% 95 1.14% -1,452 -17.48% 8,307 Lewis 1,642 51.39% 1,527 47.79% 4 0.13% 22 0.69% 115 3.60% 3,195 Lincoln 1,147 54.46% 950 45.11% 9 0.43% 0 0.00% 197 9.35% 2,106 Logan 1,533 79.60% 393 20.40% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,140 59.19% 1,926 Marion 2,256 48.96% 2,233 48.46% 69 1.50% 50 1.09% 23 0.50% 4,608 Marshall 1,837 39.90% 2,676 58.12% 0 0.00% 91 1.98% -839 -18.22% 4,604 Mason 2,321 46.29% 2,646 52.77% 0 0.00% 47 0.94% -325 -6.48% 5,014 McDowell 409 41.27% 582 58.73% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -173 -17.46% 991 Mercer 1,374 49.26% 1,402 50.27% 7 0.25% 6 0.22% -28 -1.00% 2,789 Mineral 1,209 48.36% 1,251 50.04% 9 0.36% 31 1.24% -42 -1.68% 2,500 Monongalia 1,361 37.82% 2,208 61.35% 0 0.00% 30 0.83% -847 -23.53% 3,599 Monroe 1,338 51.72% 1,222 47.24% 0 0.00% 27 1.04% 116 4.48% 2,587 Morgan 539 37.46% 877 60.95% 0 0.00% 23 1.60% -338 -23.49% 1,439 Nicholas 1,016 54.98% 779 42.15% 13 0.70% 40 2.16% 237 12.82% 1,848 Ohio 4,855 50.07% 4,749 48.98% 0 0.00% 92 0.95% 106 1.09% 9,696 Pendleton 1,012 56.47% 779 43.47% 0 0.00% 1 0.06% 233 13.00% 1,792 Pleasants 803 53.18% 693 45.89% 7 0.46% 7 0.46% 110 7.28% 1,510 Pocahontas 891 60.04% 587 39.56% 0 0.00% 6 0.40% 304 20.49% 1,484 Preston 1,403 31.32% 2,998 66.92% 35 0.78% 44 0.98% -1,595 -35.60% 4,480 Putnam 1,390 45.59% 1,521 49.89% 128 4.20% 10 0.33% -131 -4.30% 3,049 Raleigh 924 52.80% 806 46.06% 0 0.00% 20 1.14% 118 6.74% 1,750 Randolph 1,426 64.88% 772 35.12% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 654 29.75% 2,198 Ritchie 1,408 40.23% 1,960 56.00% 32 0.91% 100 2.86% -552 -15.77% 3,500 Roane 1,636 52.93% 1,449 46.88% 3 0.10% 3 0.10% 187 6.05% 3,091 Summers 1,353 51.25% 1,272 48.18% 0 0.00% 15 0.57% 81 3.07% 2,640 Taylor 1,219 43.06% 1,580 55.81% 2 0.07% 30 1.06% -361 -12.75% 2,831 Tucker 680 51.52% 628 47.58% 6 0.45% 6 0.45% 52 3.94% 1,320 Tyler 1,137 41.89% 1,562 57.55% 1 0.04% 14 0.52% -425 -15.66% 2,714 Upshur 841 32.32% 1,716 65.95% 21 0.81% 24 0.92% -875 -33.63% 2,602 Wayne 2,058 59.26% 1,412 40.66% 0 0.00% 3 0.09% 646 18.60% 3,473 Webster 658 69.05% 295 30.95% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 363 38.09% 953 Wetzel 2,295 61.68% 1,385 37.22% 34 0.91% 7 0.19% 910 24.46% 3,721 Wirt 1,054 53.02% 921 46.33% 10 0.50% 3 0.15% 133 6.69% 1,988 Wood 2,803 44.82% 3,255 52.05% 134 2.14% 62 0.99% -452 -7.23% 6,254 Wyoming 471 44.10% 596 55.81% 0 0.00% 1 0.09% -125 -11.70% 1,068Totals78,67749.35%78,17249.03%1,5080.95%1,0840.68%5050.32%159,441 See also United States presidential elections in West Virginia References West Virginia 1888 Category:1888 West Virginia elections