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1888 United States presidential election
1888 United States presidential election in North Carolina North Carolina 1885 presidential no 1884 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1884 1892 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1892 November 6, 1888 20.40% of the total population 1.24 pp1888 Presidential Election Results North Carolina Total Population Turnout https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3969 x200px StephenGroverCleveland.jpg Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) New York Allen G. Thurman 11 147,902 51.79% Benjamin Harrison (1888) (cropped3).jpg Benjamin Harrison Republican Party (United States) Indiana Levi P. Morton 0 134,784 47.20% 1888 United States presidential election in North Carolina results map by county.svg 400px 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 North Carolina took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.1888 Presidential Election Results North Carolina https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1888&fips=37&f=0&off=0&elect=0
North Carolina 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 51.79% of the popular vote, against former Senator Benjamin Harrison (R-Indiana), running with Levi P. Morton, the 31st governor of New York, with 47.20% of the vote.
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 0.01% of the vote. The Prohibition Party ran brigadier general Clinton B. Fisk and John A. Brooks and received 0.99% of the vote.
Results
1888 United States presidential election in North Carolina
Grover Cleveland (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 147,902 51.79%
Benjamin Harrison Republican Party (United States) 134,784 47.20%
Clinton B. Fisk Prohibition Party 2,840 0.99%
Alson Streeter Union Labor Party 37 0.01%
285,563 100.00%
Results by county
1888 United States presidential election in North Carolina by countyCountyGrover ClevelandGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1888.htm Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)DemocraticBenjamin HarrisonRepublicanClinton B. FiskGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1888fisk.htm Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk (.xlsx file for €15)ProhibitionAlson StreeterWrite-inMargin%#%#%#%#%# Catawba 73.22% 2,349 23.85% 765 2.93% 94 49.38% 1,584 Cleveland 74.04% 2,264 24.92% 762 1.05% 32 49.12% 1,502 Onslow 72.21% 1,177 27.79% 453 0.00% 0 44.42% 724 Union 69.78% 2,067 29.68% 879 0.54% 16 40.11% 1,188 Columbus 69.59% 2,078 29.91% 893 0.50% 15 39.69% 1,185 Currituck 68.19% 1,001 31.40% 461 0.41% 6 36.78% 540 Rowan 67.22% 2,732 31.35% 1,274 1.43% 58 35.88% 1,458 Anson 67.15% 2,157 32.85% 1,055 0.00% 0 34.31% 1,102 Duplin 66.00% 2,209 33.91% 1,135 0.09% 3 32.09% 1,074 Cabarrus 62.07% 1,659 34.90% 933 3.03% 81 27.16% 726 Caldwell 63.47% 1,258 36.48% 723 0.05% 1 26.99% 535 Alexander 62.12% 943 36.10% 548 1.78% 27 26.02% 395 Alleghany 62.57% 687 37.07% 407 0.36% 4 25.50% 280 Carteret 59.16% 1,082 39.04% 714 1.80% 33 20.12% 368 Sampson 59.68% 2,390 40.15% 1,608 0.17% 7 19.53% 782 Jackson 58.88% 902 39.95% 612 1.17% 18 18.93% 290 Robeson 58.88% 2,879 40.29% 1,970 0.84% 41 18.59% 909 Graham 59.29% 284 40.71% 195 0.00% 0 18.58% 89 Iredell 58.03% 2,720 40.41% 1,894 1.56% 73 17.62% 826 Gates 58.56% 1,146 41.29% 808 0.15% 3 17.27% 338 Johnston 58.35% 2,992 41.52% 2,129 0.14% 7 16.83% 863 Clay 57.29% 401 41.43% 290 1.29% 9 15.86% 111 Harnett 57.66% 1,498 42.34% 1,100 0.00% 0 15.32% 398 Wilson 57.41% 2,130 42.59% 1,580 0.00% 0 14.82% 550 Haywood 56.67% 1,325 42.39% 991 0.94% 22 14.29% 334 Stanly 56.32% 1,021 42.80% 776 0.88% 16 13.51% 245 Lincoln 56.26% 1,205 43.04% 922 0.42% 9 0.28% 6 13.21% 283 Mecklenburg 55.69% 4,206 43.07% 3,253 1.23% 93 12.62% 953 Martin 55.97% 1,663 44.03% 1,308 0.00% 0 11.95% 355 Nash 55.92% 2,181 44.08% 1,719 0.00% 0 11.85% 462 Chatham 54.47% 2,581 42.78% 2,027 2.74% 130 11.69% 554 Tyrrell 55.73% 472 44.16% 374 0.12% 1 11.57% 98 Gaston 54.10% 1,589 42.90% 1,260 2.62% 77 0.37% 11 11.20% 329 Cumberland 55.44% 2,523 44.56% 2,028 0.00% 0 10.88% 495 Orange 54.73% 1,613 44.08% 1,299 1.19% 35 10.65% 314 Pamlico 54.32% 730 45.01% 605 0.67% 9 9.30% 125 Swain 52.54% 527 45.16% 453 2.29% 23 7.38% 74 Yancey 53.58% 929 46.42% 805 0.00% 0 7.15% 124 Jones 53.40% 706 46.37% 613 0.23% 3 7.03% 93 McDowell 53.10% 1,002 46.32% 874 0.58% 11 6.78% 128 Durham 51.91% 1,835 45.77% 1,618 2.32% 82 6.14% 217 Lenoir 52.14% 1,598 46.56% 1,427 1.31% 40 5.58% 171 Alamance 50.35% 1,716 45.31% 1,544 4.34% 148 5.05% 172 Beaufort 50.93% 2,033 45.92% 1,833 3.16% 126 5.01% 200 Bladen 52.50% 1,520 47.50% 1,375 0.00% 0 5.01% 145 Franklin 52.34% 2,218 47.64% 2,019 0.02% 1 4.70% 199 Bertie 52.23% 1,218 47.56% 1,109 0.21% 5 4.67% 109 Hyde 52.04% 843 47.59% 771 0.37% 6 4.44% 72 Pitt 51.43% 2,569 47.21% 2,358 1.36% 68 4.22% 211 Rockingham 51.43% 2,351 47.60% 2,176 0.96% 44 3.83% 175 Burke 51.65% 1,249 48.06% 1,162 0.29% 7 3.60% 87 Moore 50.87% 1,955 47.51% 1,826 1.09% 42 0.52% 20 3.36% 129 Macon 50.31% 805 47.13% 754 2.56% 41 3.19% 51 Brunswick 51.36% 1,023 48.44% 965 0.20% 4 2.91% 58 Person 51.45% 1,369 48.55% 1,292 0.00% 0 2.89% 77 Stokes 51.28% 1,442 48.47% 1,363 0.25% 7 2.81% 79 Hertford 51.20% 1,107 48.80% 1,055 0.00% 0 2.41% 52 Wayne 50.71% 2,748 48.51% 2,629 0.78% 42 2.20% 119 Polk 50.70% 436 48.60% 418 0.70% 6 2.09% 18 Surry 50.70% 1,672 48.85% 1,611 0.45% 15 1.85% 61 Buncombe 49.68% 2,956 48.29% 2,873 2.03% 121 1.39% 83 Rutherford 49.78% 1,678 49.51% 1,669 0.71% 24 0.27% 9 Richmond 49.67% 1,729 50.07% 1,743 0.26% 9 -0.40% -14 Camden 48.92% 588 51.08% 614 0.00% 0 -2.16% -26 Pender 48.89% 725 51.11% 758 0.00% 0 -2.23% -33 Dare 48.78% 321 51.22% 337 0.00% 0 -2.43% -16 Ashe 48.26% 1,416 51.74% 1,518 0.00% 0 -3.48% -102 Watauga 48.12% 908 51.72% 976 0.16% 3 -3.60% -68 Transylvania 48.07% 523 51.93% 565 0.00% 0 -3.86% -42 Greene 47.97% 994 52.03% 1,078 0.00% 0 -4.05% -84 Granville 47.66% 2,399 52.15% 2,625 0.20% 10 -4.49% -226 Chowan 47.61% 738 52.13% 808 0.26% 4 -4.52% -70 Randolph 44.92% 2,121 49.53% 2,339 5.55% 262 -4.62% -218 Guilford 44.41% 2,462 49.08% 2,721 6.51% 361 -4.67% -259 Wake 46.85% 4,511 52.23% 5,029 0.92% 89 -5.38% -518 Halifax 46.46% 2,488 53.54% 2,867 0.00% 0 -7.08% -379 Davidson 45.30% 2,023 52.53% 2,346 2.17% 97 -7.23% -323 Forsyth 45.64% 2,238 53.28% 2,613 1.08% 53 -7.65% -375 Northampton 45.69% 1,684 54.15% 1,996 0.16% 6 -8.46% -312 Davie 45.32% 1,008 53.91% 1,199 0.76% 17 -8.59% -191 Caswell 45.20% 1,351 54.43% 1,627 0.37% 11 -9.23% -276 Montgomery 45.05% 992 54.81% 1,207 0.14% 3 -9.76% -215 Perquimans 43.87% 783 55.24% 986 0.90% 16 -11.37% -203 Cherokee 43.11% 673 56.89% 888 0.00% 0 -13.77% -215 Yadkin 41.91% 1,065 56.32% 1,431 1.77% 45 -14.40% -366 Washington 42.17% 775 57.18% 1,051 0.65% 12 -15.02% -276 Wilkes 42.29% 1,691 57.31% 2,292 0.40% 16 -15.03% -601 Vance 41.79% 1,385 58.21% 1,929 0.00% 0 -16.42% -544 Henderson 41.37% 915 58.63% 1,297 0.00% 0 -17.27% -382 Pasquotank 39.86% 826 58.93% 1,221 1.21% 25 -19.06% -395 New Hanover 39.57% 1,870 60.43% 2,856 0.00% 0 -20.86% -986 Warren 38.45% 549 61.55% 879 0.00% 0 -23.11% -330 Madison 37.81% 1,158 62.06% 1,901 0.13% 4 -24.26% -743 Edgecombe 34.32% 1,331 65.55% 2,542 0.13% 5 -31.23% -1,211 Craven 34.12% 1,359 65.73% 2,618 0.15% 6 -31.61% -1,259 Mitchell 29.98% 679 70.02% 1,586 0.00% 0 -40.04% -907
See also
United States presidential elections in North Carolina
References
North Carolina
1888
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