1888 United States presidential election in Connecticut

The 1888 United States presidential election in Connecticut 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.

1888 United States presidential election in Connecticut

November 6, 1888

Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison Party Democratic Republican Home state New York Indiana Running mate Allen G. Thurman Levi P. Morton Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 74,920 74,584 Percentage 48.66% 48.44%

County Results Cleveland   40-50%   50-60% Harrison   40-50%   50-60%

President before election Grover Cleveland Democratic Elected President Benjamin Harrison Republican

Connecticut voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland over the Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a very narrow margin of 0.22%.

Results

1888 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Grover Cleveland of New York	Allen Granberry Thurman of New York	74,920	48.66%	6	100.00%
	Republican	Benjamin Harrison of Indiana	Levi Parsons Morton of New York	74,584	48.44%	0	0.00%
	Prohibition	Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey	John Anderson Brooks of Missouri	4,234	2.75%	0	0.00%
	Labor	Alson Streeter of Illinois	Charles E. Cunningham of Arkansas	240	0.16%	0	0.00%
Total				153,978	100.00%	6	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Connecticut

References

1. "1888 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.