1888 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1888 Presidential election year November 6 Democratic Party (US)Grover Cleveland (D) 51st Republican gain Benjamin Harrison (R) 233 Grover Cleveland (D) 168 Democratic +0.8% 1888 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Harrison, blue denotes states won by Cleveland. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. 26 of 76 seatsNot counting special elections. Republican hold Readjuster -1Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account. 400px Results of the elections:#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold#000000 Legislature failed to elect All 332 voting members Republican gain Republican +27 400px Results:#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold Elections occurred during the Third Party System, and elected the members of the 51st United States Congress. North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, and Wyoming were admitted during the 51st Congress. This election was the first time that one party had won a majority in both chambers of Congress since the 1874 elections. In the presidential election, Democratic President Grover Cleveland was defeated by Republican former Senator Benjamin Harrison of Indiana.1888 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1888 The American Presidency Project June 25, 2014 At the 1888 Republican National Convention, Harrison was nominated on the eighth ballot, defeating Ohio Senator John Sherman, former Governor Russell A. Alger of Michigan, and several other candidates. As in 1876, the Republican candidate won the presidency despite the Democratic candidate's greater share of the popular vote, albeit with widespread allegations of voter suppression and election fraud aimed at Republican black voters in the Southern United States, also as in 1876. This situation would not be repeated until the 2000 election. Despite the popular vote margin, Harrison won a comfortable majority of the Electoral College and took most of the states outside the Southern United States. Despite the close presidential race, Republicans picked up several seats in both houses of Congress. Republicans won major gains in the House, retaking the majority for the first time since 1883.Party Divisions of the House of Representatives http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ United States House of Representatives June 25, 2014 In the Senate, the Republicans won major gains, growing their majority in the chamber.Party Division in the Senate, 1789–present https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm United States Senate June 25, 2014 See also 1888 United States presidential election 1888 United States House of Representatives elections 1888–89 United States Senate elections References Category:1888 elections in the United States 1888