1884  1888 Presidential Election Returns  1892

President Grover Cleveland was running for a second term in 1888. The Republicans chose Indiana Senator Benjamin Harrison, a grandson of former President William Henry Harrison, to oppose him. The main issue of the election cycle was the tariff policy of the United States. Harrison wanted to support those who worked in factories and in industrial settings by keeping Tariffs high. Cleveland did not support high tariffs, as he felt that they were not fair to those who consumed products. Both candidates favored lower taxes, a larger Navy, and new Western States. Cleveland had also angered some people because of his opposition to pensions for Civil War veterans. In the end, Harrison won the election in the Electoral College, though Cleveland won the popular vote. The states of Indiana and New York both narrowly supported Harrison, giving him the necessary electoral votes to win. Cleveland's enemies in the Tammany Hall political machine were able to give the state to Harrison. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 5,443,633 48 233 Cleveland/Thurman* 5,538,163 49 168 Fisk/Brooks 249,819 2 0 Streeter/Cunningham 146,602 1 0 All Other Candidates 8,519 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 57,177 33 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 117,314 67 10 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 59,752 38 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 86,062 55 7 Streeter/Cunningham 10,630 7 0 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 124,816 50 8 Cleveland/Thurman* 117,729 47 0 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 50,772 55 3 Cleveland/Thurman* 37,549 41 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 74,584 48 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 74,920 49 6 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 12,950 44 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 16,414 55 3 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 26,529 40 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 39,557 59 4 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 40,499 28 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 100,493 70 12 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 370,475 50 22 Cleveland/Thurman* 348,351 47 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 263,361 49 15 Cleveland/Thurman* 261,013 49 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 211,603 52 13 Cleveland/Thurman* 179,877 45 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 182,904 55 9 Cleveland/Thurman* 102,745 31 0 Streeter/Cunningham 37,788 11 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 155,138 45 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 183,830 53 13 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 30,660 26 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 85,032 73 8 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 73,730 57 6 Cleveland/Thurman* 50,472 39 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 99,986 47 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 106,188 50 8 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 183,892 53 14 Cleveland/Thurman* 151,590 44 0 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 236,387 50 13 Cleveland/Thurman* 213,469 45 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 142,492 54 7 Cleveland/Thurman* 104,385 40 0 Fisk/Brooks 15,311 6 0 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 30,095 26 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 85,451 74 9 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 236,252 45 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 261,943 50 17 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 108,425 54 5 Cleveland/Thurman* 80,552 40 0 Fisk/Brooks 9,429 5 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 7,088 58 3 Cleveland/Thurman* 5,149 42 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 45,728 50 4 Cleveland/Thurman* 43,456 48 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 144,360 48 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 151,508 50 9 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 650,338 49 36 Cleveland/Thurman* 635,965 48 0 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 134,784 47 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 147,902 52 11 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 416,054 50 22 Cleveland/Thurman* 396,455 47 1 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 33,291 54 3 Cleveland/Thurman* 26,522 43 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 526,091 53 30 Cleveland/Thurman* 446,633 45 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 21,969 54 4 Cleveland/Thurman* 17,530 43 0 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 13,736 17 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 65,824 82 9 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 138,978 46 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 158,699 52 12 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 88,422 25 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 234,883 66 13 Streeter/Cunningham 29,459 8 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 45,192 69 4 Cleveland/Thurman* 16,788 26 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 150,399 49 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 152,004 50 12 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 78,171 49 0 Cleveland/Thurman* 78,677 49 6 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Harrison/Morton 176,553 50 11 Cleveland/Thurman* 155,232 44 0 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Prohibition Socialist Socialist Labor Communist Populist Other Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party