1888 United States presidential election

1888 United States presidential election
401 members of the Electoral College; 201 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	80.5% 3.0 pp
	Presidential election results map. Red denotes those won by Harrison/Morton, blue denotes states won by Cleveland/Thurman. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election; Grover Cleveland; Democratic	Elected President ; Benjamin Harrison; Republican

The 1888 United States presidential election was the 26th election in the history of the United States. It occurred on November 6, 1888. This election was between Incumbent President Grover Cleveland of New York and former U.S Senator from Indiana and grandson of former President William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison. Harrison won the election with 233 electoral votes. Cleveland got only 168 electoral votes.

Candidates

Republican Party

Benjamin Harrison	Levi P. Morton
Republican Party (United States) 1888 Republican Party ticket
for President	for Vice President

U.S. Senator from Indiana (1881–1887)	25th U.S. Ambassador to France (1881–1885)

Presidential

Benjamin Harrison, former U.S. senator from Indiana (1881-1887) (Nominee)
John Sherman, U.S. senator from Ohio (1861-1877; 1881-1897)
Russell A. Alger, 20th Governor of Michigan (1885-1887)
Walter Q. Gresham, 35th Secretary of the Treasury from Indiana (1884)
William B. Allison, U.S. senator from Iowa (1873-1904) (Withdrew after 7th Ballot)
Chauncey Depew, President of the New York Central Railroad from New York (1885-1898) (Withdrew after 3rd Ballot)
Jeremiah M. Rusk, 15th Governor of Wisconsin (1882-1889) (Withdrew after 3rd Ballot)
Edwin H. Fitler, Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1887-1891) (Withdrew after 1st Ballot)
Joseph R. Hawley, U.S. senator from Connecticut (1881-1905) (Withdrew after 1st Ballot)
James G. Blaine, 28th U.S. Secretary of State from Maine (1881; 1889-1892) (1884 Nominee) (Recommended Harrison) (Not nominated)
John J. Ingalls, U.S. senator from Kansas (1873-1891) (Not nominated)
William W. Phelps, Congressman of New Jersey (1873-1875; 1883-1889) (Not nominated)
William McKinley, Congressman of Ohio (1877-1884; 1885-1891) (Not nominated) (1896 Nominee) (Became POTUS in 1897)
Frederick Douglass, Suffragist (1844-1895) and former abolitionist from Washington D.C. (1844-1865)^[a] (Not nominated)

Vice-presidential

Levi P. Morton, former Minister to France from New York (1881-1885) (Vice-Presidential Nominee)
William W. Phelps, Congressman of New Jersey (1873-1875; 1883-1889)
William O'Connell Bradley, Republican gubernatorial candidate in the 1887 Kentucky gubernatorial election

Democratic Party

Grover Cleveland	Allen G. Thurman
Democratic Party (United States) 1888 Democratic Party ticket
for President	for Vice President

22nd President of the United States (1885–1889)	U.S. Senator from Ohio (1869–1881)

Presidential

Grover Cleveland, 22nd President of the United States (1885-1889) (Nominee)

Vice-presidential

Allen G. Thurman, former Senator of Ohio (1869-1881) (Vice-Presidential Nominee)
Isaac P. Gray, Governor of Indiana (1880-1881; 1885-1889)
John C. Black, United States Commissioner of Pensions (1885-1889)

Notes

↑ Due to the passing of the 13th Amendment in December 1865, Douglas (along with other abolitionists across the nation) had achieved his goal of the abolition (or illegalization) of slavery in its entirety from the United States.

References

↑ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.

[2] Due to the passing of the 13th Amendment in December 1865, Douglas (along with other abolitionists across the nation) had achieved his goal of the abolition (or illegalization) of slavery in its entirety from the United States.

[1] "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.

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