1888 United States presidential election in Illinois

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1888 United States presidential election in Illinois

November 6, 1888

Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland Party Republican Democratic Home state Indiana New York Running mate Levi P. Morton Allen G. Thurman Electoral vote 22 0 Popular vote 370,475 348,351 Percentage 49.54% 46.58%

County Results Harrison   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Cleveland   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%

President before election Grover Cleveland Democratic Elected President Benjamin Harrison Republican

The 1888 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose 22 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Illinois voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a narrow margin of 2.96%.

Results

1888 United States presidential election in Illinois[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Benjamin Harrison of Indiana	Levi Parsons Morton of New York	370,475	49.54%	22	100.00%
	Democratic	Grover Cleveland of New York (incumbent)	Allen Granberry Thurman of Ohio	348,351	46.58%	0	0.00%
	Prohibition	Clinton Bowen Fisk of New Jersey	John Anderson Brooks of Missouri	21,703	2.90%	0	0.00%
	Labor	Alson Streeter of Illinois	Charles E. Cunningham of Arkansas	7,134	0.95%	0	0.00%
	United Labor Party	Robert Cowdrey	W.H.T. Wakefield	150	0.02%	0	0.00%
Total				747,813	100.00%	22	100.00%

Chicago results

1888 United States presidential election in Chicago[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Grover Cleveland	63,561	50.73%
	Republican	Benjamin Harrison	59,914	47.82%
	Prohibition	Clinton B. Fisk	1,246	0.99%
	Labor	Alson Streeter	563	0.45%
Totals			125,284	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Illinois

References

1. "1888 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
2. "Harrison Carries the County by a Small Plurality". The Chicago Tribune. November 8, 1888. Retrieved August 31, 2023.