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The 1888 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Minnesota voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 14.47%.
With 5.82% of the popular vote, Minnesota would be the Prohibition Party candidate Clinton Fisk’s strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote.[1]
Results
1888 United States presidential election in Minnesota[2] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Republican | Benjamin Harrison of Indiana | Levi Parsons Morton of New York | 142,492 | 54.12% | 7 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | Grover Cleveland of New York (incumbent) | Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio | 104,385 | 39.65% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Prohibition | Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey | John Anderson Brooks of Missouri | 15,311 | 5.82% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Labor | Alson Streeter of Illinois | Charles E. Cunningham of Arkansas | 1,097 | 0.42% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 263,285 | 100.00% | 7 | 100.00% |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "1888 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "1888 Presidential General Election Results - Minnesota". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
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