1888 United States presidential election in Maine

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1888 United States presidential election in Maine
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  1884 November 6, 1888 1892  
  Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg StephenGroverCleveland.png
Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Indiana New York
Running mate Levi P. Morton Allen G. Thurman
Electoral vote60
Popular vote73,73050,472
Percentage57.49%39.35%

Maine Presidential Election Results 1888.svg
County Results
Harrison
  50-60%
  60-70%

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.

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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. [1]

Results

1888 United States presidential election in Maine [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Benjamin Harrison of Indiana Levi Parsons Morton of New York 73,73057.49%6100.00%
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio 50,47239.35%00.00%
Prohibition Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey John Anderson Brooks of Missouri 2,6912.10%00.00%
Labor Alson Streeter of Illinois Charles E. Cunningham of Arkansas 1,3441.05%00.00%
N/AOthersOthers160.01%00.00%
Total128,253100.00%6100.00%

Results by county

CountyBenjamin Harrison [3]
Republican
Stephen Grover Cleveland [3]
Democratic
Clinton Bowen Fisk [4]
Prohibition
Alson Jenness Streeter [4]
Labor
Various candidates [4]
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Androscoggin 4,89354.99%3,58540.29%2192.46%2012.26%1,30814.70%8,898
Aroostook 3,36560.73%1,80832.63%3606.50%80.14%1,55728.10%5,541
Cumberland 9,88053.80%7,97543.43%4582.49%500.27%1,90510.37%18,363
Franklin 2,48560.95%1,51837.23%531.30%210.52%96723.72%4,077
Hancock 4,16058.94%2,77239.27%570.81%690.98%1,38819.67%7,058
Kennebec 7,45362.46%4,13934.69%2211.85%1191.00%3,31427.77%11,932
Knox 2,96552.28%2,29040.38%991.75%3175.59%67511.90%5,671
Lincoln 2,43656.25%1,80141.58%841.94%100.23%63514.66%4,331
Oxford 4,34957.82%2,95139.24%1411.87%801.06%1,39818.59%7,521
Penobscot 7,87357.97%5,29238.97%3382.49%770.57%2,58119.01%13,580
Piscataquis 2,09160.35%1,29737.43%772.22%00.00%79422.91%3,465
Sagadahoc 2,53663.24%1,24631.07%1162.89%1122.79%1,29032.17%4,010
Somerset 4,57260.32%2,85137.61%971.28%600.79%1,72122.70%7,580
Waldo 3,12354.00%2,50443.30%811.40%751.30%61910.70%5,783
Washington 4,29858.89%2,87639.41%400.55%841.15%1,42219.48%7,298
York 7,25555.20%5,57642.43%2501.90%610.46%1,67912.78%13,142
73,73457.49%50,48139.36%2,6912.10%1,3441.05%16 [lower-alpha 1] 0.01%23,25318.13%128,250

See also

Notes

  1. These sixteen scattered votes were not reported by county but only as a statewide total

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References

  1. "1888 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. "1888 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Géoelections; Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote (xlsx file for €15)
  4. 1 2 3 Géoelections; Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk (xlsx file for €15)