1888 United States presidential election in Nevada

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1888 United States presidential election in Nevada

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 3 0 Popular vote 7,088 5,149 Percentage 57.73% 41.94%

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

President before election Grover Cleveland Democratic Elected President Benjamin Harrison Republican

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

Nevada voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 15.79%.

With 57.73% of the popular vote, Nevada would prove to be Harrison's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont.^[1]

Results

General Election Results^[2]

Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	G. F. Turrittin	7,088
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	E. N. Robinson	7,087
	Republican Party	Benjamin Harrison	A. C. Cleveland	7,079
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	James A. Hardin	5,149
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	Theodore Winters	5,126
	Democratic Party	Grover Cleveland	C. C. Thomas	5,107
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	Abram Banta	41
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	Charles Chenoweth	41
	Prohibition Party	Clinton B. Fisk	J. R. Hammond	41
Votes cast[a]				12,278

Results by county

	Benjamin Harrison Republican		Grover Cleveland Democratic		Clinton B. Fisk Prohibition		Margin		Total votes cast[b]
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Churchill	86	49.14%	89	50.86%	0	0.00%	-3	-1.71%	175
Douglas	269	64.20%	144	34.37%	6	1.43%	125	29.83%	419
Elko	793	53.08%	695	46.52%	6	0.40%	98	6.56%	1,494
Esmeralda	413	60.74%	265	38.97%	2	0.29%	148	21.76%	680
Eureka	607	62.97%	356	36.93%	1	0.10%	251	26.04%	964
Humboldt	430	47.36%	467	51.43%	11	1.21%	-37	-4.07%	908
Lander	374	58.07%	270	41.93%	0	0.00%	104	16.15%	644
Lincoln[c]	150	45.87%	177	54.13%	0	0.00%	-27	-8.26%	327
Lyon	449	63.06%	263	36.94%	0	0.00%	186	26.12%	712
Nye	137	69.54%	60	30.46%	0	0.00%	77	39.09%	197
Ormsby	570	61.69%	354	38.31%	0	0.00%	216	23.38%	924
Storey	1,611	56.49%	1,241	43.51%	0	0.00%	370	12.97%	2,852
Washoe	902	57.42%	655	41.69%	14	0.89%	247	15.72%	1,571
White Pine	386	64.33%	213	35.50%	1	0.17%	173	28.83%	600
Totals[d]	7,088	57.73%	5,149	41.94%	41	0.33%	1,939	15.55%	12,278

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Churchill

See also

• United States presidential elections in Nevada

Notes

1. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
2. Based on highest elector on each ticket
3. The return from this county arrived too late to be included in the official canvass
4. Does not include the votes from Lincoln County

References

1. "1888 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
2. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada for the Two Years Ending December 31, 1892. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 104. Retrieved July 8, 2024.