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1888 United States presidential election
1888 United States presidential election in Maine Maine Flag of the United States (1877–1890).svg presidential no 1884 United States presidential election in Maine 1884 1892 United States presidential election in Maine 1892 November 6, 1888 x200px Benjamin Harrison (1888) (cropped3).jpg Benjamin Harrison Republican Party (United States) Indiana Levi P. Morton 6 73,730 57.49% Grover Cleveland by Charles Milton Bell color change (3x4 cropped b&w).jpg Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) New York Allen G. Thurman 0 50,472 39.35% 1888 United States presidential election in Maine results map by county.svg 300px County results
Harrison
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The 1888 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maine voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 18.14%.
With 57.49% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be Harrison's third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont and Nevada.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1888&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1888 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05
Results
1888 United States presidential election in Maine1888 Presidential General Election Results - Maine http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1888&fips=23&f=1&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 23 December 2013
Republican Party (United States)
Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Levi Parsons Morton
New York
73,730
57.49%
6
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Grover Cleveland
New York (incumbent)
Allen Granberry Thurman
Ohio
50,472
39.35%
0
0.00%
Prohibition Party
Clinton Bowen Fisk
New Jersey
John Anderson Brooks
Missouri
2,691
2.10%
0
0.00%
Union Labor Party
Alson Jenness Streetcar
Illinois
Charles E. Cunningham
Arkansas
1,344
1.05%
0
0.00%
N/A
Others
Others
16
0.01%
0
0.00%
128,253
100.00%
6
100.00%
Results by county
County Benjamin HarrisonGéoelections; Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote (xlsx file for €15)Republican Stephen Grover ClevelandDemocratic Clinton Bowen FiskGéoelections; Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk (xlsx file for €15)Prohibition Alson Jenness StreeterLabor Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Androscoggin 4,893 54.99% 3,585 40.29% 219 2.46% 201 2.26% 1,308 14.70% 8,898 Aroostook 3,365 60.73% 1,808 32.63% 360 6.50% 8 0.14% 1,557 28.10% 5,541 Cumberland 9,880 53.80% 7,975 43.43% 458 2.49% 50 0.27% 1,905 10.37% 18,363 Franklin 2,485 60.95% 1,518 37.23% 53 1.30% 21 0.52% 967 23.72% 4,077 Hancock 4,160 58.94% 2,772 39.27% 57 0.81% 69 0.98% 1,388 19.67% 7,058 Kennebec 7,453 62.46% 4,139 34.69% 221 1.85% 119 1.00% 3,314 27.77% 11,932 Knox 2,965 52.28% 2,290 40.38% 99 1.75% 317 5.59% 675 11.90% 5,671 Lincoln 2,436 56.25% 1,801 41.58% 84 1.94% 10 0.23% 635 14.66% 4,331 Oxford 4,349 57.82% 2,951 39.24% 141 1.87% 80 1.06% 1,398 18.59% 7,521 Penobscot 7,873 57.97% 5,292 38.97% 338 2.49% 77 0.57% 2,581 19.01% 13,580 Piscataquis 2,091 60.35% 1,297 37.43% 77 2.22% 0 0.00% 794 22.91% 3,465 Sagadahoc 2,536 63.24% 1,246 31.07% 116 2.89% 112 2.79% 1,290 32.17% 4,010 Somerset 4,572 60.32% 2,851 37.61% 97 1.28% 60 0.79% 1,721 22.70% 7,580 Waldo 3,123 54.00% 2,504 43.30% 81 1.40% 75 1.30% 619 10.70% 5,783 Washington 4,298 58.89% 2,876 39.41% 40 0.55% 84 1.15% 1,422 19.48% 7,298 York 7,255 55.20% 5,576 42.43% 250 1.90% 61 0.46% 1,679 12.78% 13,14273,73457.49%50,48139.36%2,6912.10%1,3441.05%16These sixteen scattered votes were not reported by county but only as a statewide total0.01%23,25318.13%128,250
See also
United States presidential elections in Maine
Notes
References
Maine
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